Pickup on South Street Reviews

Nannie 2022-12-02 19:11:37

Starring Chad Widmark, Jane Peters and Thelma Ritter, in Samuel Fuller's film noir, a thief mistakenly steals state secrets and becomes the target of both black and white. A very classic noir film, it was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival and nominated for the...

Rhett 2022-11-04 01:58:45

I saw a very interesting comment, saying that although this film is a noir film, it lacks the common elements and patterns of film noir. For example, a common pattern in film noir is that the male protagonist originally lives in a stable order, but due to some hidden unsatisfied desire, stimulated...

Avis 2022-09-07 20:09:45

When talking about why the film was made, director Samuel Fuller said: "I had an idea that popped into my mind: the film has three protagonists. A lady, a woman who is an informant. The little guy at the bottom, but on the front line of the Cold War. The producers wanted a courtroom scene, but I...

Rosella 2022-09-07 18:43:11

Those who don't like to watch "film noir" may think that "film noir" is a story about a group of lawless guys breaking the law. actually not. The characters in "film noir" each have their own moral bottom line, but their moral bottom line is different from that of ordinary people. Those who have no...

Lucinda 2022-09-07 17:45:51

At the beginning of the film, the thief skip stole the wallet of the female protagonist candy's bag on a crowded tram. As a result, the wallet contained a state secret film, which was in the hands of the Communist Party organization, and the lady was only used to I don't know anything about film...

Eino 2022-09-07 14:30:23

Nicholas Ray and Samuel Fuller, two American moviemakers extraordinaire, were born one year part, both lauded for their distinctive styles, here they offer two '50s film-noir features, both concern themselves with a hardboiled male protagonist, whose dismal world-view is softened by a good-hearted...

Amani 2022-09-07 12:50:17

In a bloody case caused by a set of films, a thief accidentally subdued a criminal who stole state secrets. The length of the film is not very long, but the storyline is very exciting. A thief mistakenly stole the film of state secrets stolen by criminals when stealing something, and the stolen...