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1953 · 80 min · NR

Pickup on South Street

Directed by Samuel Fuller · Thriller, Crime

Pickup on South Street (1953) is a Thriller film, directed by Samuel Fuller set in New York City during the 1950s. It runs 80 minutes and is rated NR.

A espionage and film noir, with a tense tone. Themes of greed & ambition and love & longing run throughout.

Composer
Leigh Harline
Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald
Cast
Richard WidmarkJean PetersThelma RitterMurvyn VyeRichard KileyWillis BoucheyMilburn StoneParley Baer

The world of this film

Setting

Where
New York City
Setting
Urban
When
1950s

Premise & themes

Premise
EspionageFilm Noir
Themes
Greed & AmbitionLove & Longing
Tone
Tense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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