Pickup on South Street / 20th Century Fox ; screen play by Samuel Fuller, from a story by Dwight Taylor ; produced by Jules Schermer ; directed by Samuel Fuller.

Petty crook Skip McCoy has his eye set on the big score. When the three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy, he finds a haul bigger than he ever could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. secrets. Tailed by the Feds and the unwitting courier's Communist p...

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Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Fuller, Samuel, 1912-1997, Schermer, Jules, Taylor, Dwight, Widmark, Richard, Peters, Jean, 1926-2000, Ritter, Thelma, Vye, Murvyn, 1913-1976, Kiley, Richard, Bouchey, Willis, O'Sullivan, Jerry, 1889-1978, Carter, Harry, 1906-1996
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2004.
Series:Criterion collection ; 224.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Pickpockets > Drama.
Ex-convicts > Drama.
Espionage > Drama.
Microfilms > Drama.
Security classification (Government documents) > Drama.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Spy films.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Genre:
Drama.
Spy films.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet 20 unnumbered pages.
Variant Title:
Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Petty crook Skip McCoy has his eye set on the big score. When the three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy, he finds a haul bigger than he ever could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. secrets. Tailed by the Feds and the unwitting courier's Communist puppeteers, Skip and Candy find themselves in a precarious gambit that pits greed against redemption.
Note:Full screen format (aspect ratio 1.33:1).
DVD accompanied by 1 booklet including excerpts from Fuller's "A third face: my tale of writing, fighting, and filmmaking" featuring Martin Scorsese's introduction, and Fuller on Pickup on South Street, plus a new essay by acclaimed cultural historian Luc Sante.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
Special features: exclusive video interview with the late Sam Fuller ; Cinéma cinémas: "Fuller", French television show with Fuller discussing the making of the film ; illustrated biographical essay on Fuller ; complete Fuller poster filmography ; stills galleries of photos, lobby cards, and original paintings ; trailers for eight Sam Fuller films.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AQ6 D0034089 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.F54 P53 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:
Not rated by MPAA.
ISBN:1559409487
Credits:Director of photography, Joseph MacDonald ; art directors, George Patrick, Lyle R. Wheeler ; editor, Nick De Maggio ; music, Leigh Harline ; costume designer, Travilla ; special photographic effects, Ray Kellogg.
Cast:
Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey, Jerry O'Sullivan, Harry Carter.