Pickup On South Street

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Theatrical Release Date:

01/06/1998

DVD Release Date:

02/17/2004

Run Time:

80min.

Starring:

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

Director(s):

Samuel Fuller

MPAA Rating:

Not Yet Rated

Genre(s):

Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller

Plot: Samuel Fuller scarcely used Dwight Taylor's source material, a languid courtroom romance, in crafting this pugnacious potboiler. Pickup on South Street is strictly Fuller film noir -- lean and wicked straight to its core. Read More

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