Jean Pelegri, Jean Peters, Marika Green
A down-and-out young man resorts to petty thievery to stay afloat, but the internal turmoil and guilt over his lifestyle constantly causes him to rethink his actions.
DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
Stats: 211 reviews
Richard Widmark and Samuel Fuller make a great team. a grand noir from the 50's with dark characters and themes that seem ahead of their time. the opening sequence, and many others that follow, command your attention.
"pickup on south street" is samuel fuller's gritty noir interpreted in the his trademarked journalist perspect, within a disorietated world, in lack of humprey bogart's sam spade or philip marlowe. inevitably, director fuller infuses his political cynicism upon the scenario of co...( read more)
thelma ritter steals the show here as moe. saw her in all about eve recently and to be blunt she was the only thing that kept me awake through it (in all about eve that is). apart from ritter though the film as a whole was better than i was expecting. it's a chase around the stre...( read more)
Awesome Fuller Film Noir. Richard Widmark shines in another smarmy star performance!
good about spies & real patriotism... don't take money from the enemy of your country... Richard Widmark was fantastic...
Terrific 50's noir. Widmark and Peters make a good pair. Worth seeing for Thelma Ritter's terrific performance. Thumbs up!
One of Sam Fullers better films. I always respect what Fuller brings to the table,but I never love any of his films. Maybe he was making films in the wrong decade,because his films are very gritty and ahead their time content wise.I still think he never took the next step as Peki...( read more)
All the stars we're in alignment. A high water mark for Samuel Fuller, Richard Widmark, Jean Peters and especially Thelma Ritter in a pivotal role. Violent and harsh but even manages to be touching in parts. The ending has a bit of the "epilogue" quality, but I can't hold tha...( read more)
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