| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 224.
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| System Details |
DVD; full screen format (aspect ratio 1.33:1); Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey, Jerry O'Sullivan, Harry Carter. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. |
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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 ; 20-page 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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Subject |
Pickpockets -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Ex-convicts -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Espionage -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Microfilms -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Security classification (Government documents) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Spy films.
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Feature films.
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Film noir.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Fuller, Samuel, 1912-1997.
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Schermer, Jules.
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Taylor, Dwight.
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Widmark, Richard.
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Peters, Jean, 1926-2000.
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Ritter, Thelma.
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Vye, Murvyn, 1913-1976.
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Kiley, Richard.
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Bouchey, Willis.
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O'Sullivan, Jerry, 1889-1978.
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Carter, Harry, 1906-1996.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Samuel Fuller's Pickup on South Street |
| ISBN |
1559409487 |
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9781559409483 |
| Standard No. |
715515015028 |
| Music No. |
CC1600D Criterion Collection |
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