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The plot of “Pickup on South Street” revolves around the protagonist Skip McCoy (played by Richard Widmark), an unscrupulous pickpocket operating in the South Street neighborhood of New York. His life takes a dangerous turn when he decides to steal the wallet of a young woman named Candy ( played by Jean Peters) on a crowded subway.
Pickup on South Street is a film directed by Samuel Fuller with Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Richard Kiley .... Year: 1953. Original title: Pickup on South Street. Synopsis: While on the subway to deliver a piece of film she believes contains corporate secrets, Candy's wallet is stolen by Skip McCoy.
Pickup on South Street: Directed by Samuel Fuller. With Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye. A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
25 de nov. de 2023 · Pickup on South Street is a 1953 Cold War spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller. The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter...
PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET. Directed by. Samuel Fuller. United States, 1953. Film noir, Crime, Mystery. 80. Synopsis. In Sam Fuller’s hardboiled classic, a petty crook and an unsuspecting woman find themselves on the run from Communists in a precarious gambit. Synopsis.
When ‘Pickup on South Street’ was released in 1953 during an era where the cold war climate put an eerie chill over the United States, Fuller’s film jabbed at this absurd paranoia by representing characters whose motivations were more basic, more insignificant than politics or borders or top-secret formulas.
Pickup on South Street is a 1953 Cold War spy-themed film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and released by 20th Century-Fox. In 2018, Pickup on South Street was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter.
