Perhaps finally flawed by its overt political assumptions, but the film remains a desperate kind of masterpiece.
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02/09/06
Pickup on South Street (1953)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:2
Rotten:2
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 81 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This film noir classic plays on America's paranoia about a Communist takeover in the 1950s. Dwelling in a neon-lit nightscape are: a pickpocket, Skip McCoy; an abused dame, Candy; a... [More]
Starring: Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Richard Kiley
Director: Samuel Fuller
Reviews for Pickup on South Street
1 - 4 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt's probably been a while since you watched a film as tough as Pickup On South Street.
05/24/03
Top CriticPickup for the most part falls flat on its face and borders on presumably unintended, comedy.
12/01/08
Top CriticSam Fuller, who wrote it and directed, appears to have been more concerned with firing a barrage of sensations than with telling a story to be believed.
03/25/06
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