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Dominican Rep. Pickup on South Street
- Original title
- Pickup on South Street
- Year
- 1953
- Running time
- 80 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Samuel Fuller. Story: Dwight Taylor
- Cast
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Richard Widmark
Jean Peters
Thelma Ritter
Richard Kiley
Murvyn Vye
Milburn Stone
Willis Bouchey- Harry Tenbrook
Parley Baer- Virginia Carroll
- Wilson Wood
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- Music
- Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Film noir. Thriller
- Synopsis
- While on the subway to deliver a piece of film she believes contains corporate secrets, Candy's wallet is stolen by Skip McCoy. The film actually contains government secrets on their way to "the Commies", and Candy has been under surveillance by government agents. They see the theft, but Skip eludes them. Anxious to recover the film, Joey, Candy's ex-lover and the man using her as courier, convinces her to find the thief. She tracks Skip down through street connections while the police find him shortly after. Skip finally realizes the film is worth a lot more than he thought worth some people's life, in fact.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1953: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Thelma Ritter)
- Critics' reviews
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"While applauding the patriotism of his low-lifes, Fuller powerfully evokes a '50s world of brutality, compromise and redemption."
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"Pickup for the most part falls flat on its face and borders on presumably unintended, comedy."
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"Perhaps finally flawed by its overt political assumptions, but the film remains a desperate kind of masterpiece."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 73 My Favorite Noir Movies (69)
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