Pickup on South Street Movie Review 1953

Petty thief Widmark lifts woman's wallet only to find it contains top secret Communist micro-film for which pinko agents will stop at nothing to get back. Intriguing look at the politics of the day. The creme of "B" movies.

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 80 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gangs, Cold War Spies, Film Noir

Screenplay

Samuel Fuller

Cast

Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Milburn Stone

Cinematography

Joe MacDonald

Director

Samuel Fuller

Music

Leigh Harline

Producer

20th Century-Fox