Pickup on South Street
(DVD) 

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Published
[Irvington, NY?] : Criterion Collection, 2004.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1559409487, 9781559409483
UPC
715515015028

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General Note
Full screen format (aspect ratio 1.33:1).
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
Special features: exclusive video interview with the late Sam Fuller ; Cinéma cinémas: "Fuller", French television show with Fuller discussing the making of the film ; illustrated biographical essay on Fuller ; complete Fuller poster filmography ; stills galleries of photos, lobby cards, and original paintings ; trailers for eight Sam Fuller films ; 20-page booklet including excerpts from Fuller's "A third face: my tale of writing, fighting, and filmmaking" featuring Martin Scorsese's introduction, and Fuller on Pickup on South Street, plus a new essay by acclaimed cultural historian Luc Sante.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Joseph MacDonald ; art directors, George Patrick, Lyle R. Wheeler ; editor, Nick De Maggio ; music, Leigh Harline ; costume designer, Travilla ; special photographic effects, Ray Kellogg.
Participants/Performers
Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye, Richard Kiley, Willis Bouchey, Jerry O'Sullivan, Harry Carter.
Description
Petty crook Skip McCoy has his eye set on the big score. When the three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy, he finds a haul bigger than he ever could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. secrets. Tailed by the Feds and the unwitting courier's Communist puppeteers, Skip and Candy find themselves in a precarious gambit that pits greed against redemption.
Target Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fuller, S., Schermer, J., Taylor, D., Widmark, R., Peters, J., Ritter, T., Vye, M., Kiley, R., Bouchey, W., O'Sullivan, J., & Carter, H. (2004). Pickup on South Street . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Samuel Fuller et al.. 2004. Pickup On South Street. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Samuel Fuller et al.. Pickup On South Street Criterion Collection, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fuller, Samuel, et al. Pickup On South Street Criterion Collection, 2004.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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