Fuller’s film about a pickpocket (Widmark) pressurised by the FBI to help them hunt down Communist spies is characteristic in its blending of a pacy, punchy generic narrative, an unapologetically forthright approach to political issues, and vividly drawn characters driven by none-too-lofty motives.
Pickup on South Street (1953)
In Samuel Fuller’s New York noir, the FBI pressures a pickpocket to help them track down Communist spies.
- 1953 USA
- Directed by
- Samuel Fuller
- Produced by
- Jules Schermer
- Written by
- Samuel Fuller
- Featuring
- Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter
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