A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
Run Time
80 min, Spain:75 min (DVD)
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Film-Noir, Thriller
Language
English
Keyword
Communist, Purse, Subway, Microfilm, Pickpocket
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Special Genre
Spy Film
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Film Noir, Political Thriller
Themes
Dishonor Among Thieves, Conspiracies, Redemption, Unlikely Heroes
Tones
Lurid, Biting, Tense, Forceful, Gritty, Paranoid
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
Pickup on South Street (1953) is writer-director Samuel Fuller's film noir released by the 20th Century Fox studio. The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters and Thelma Ritter.
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