Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Genres - Crime, Spy Film, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Film Noir, Heist Film, Spy Film  |   Release Date - May 27, 1953  |   Run Time - 80 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - TV-PG
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Pickup on South Street is a 1953 American spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter. Widmark plays a pickpocket who unwittingly steals a covert microfilm sought by foreign agents. The film combines elements of the traditional crime film noir with Cold War-era espionage drama. It was released by 20th Century-Fox.

Movie Info

Budget

$780,000

Box Office

$1,900,000

Themes

Tags

Classified Information, Cold War, Espionage, New York City

Attributes

Narrative Location: New York, New York City
Subject: Cold War spy

Alternate Titles

Alarm auf der South Street
DE
Anjo do Mal
BR
Blaze of Glory
, US
Cenup Sokağı
TR
El rata
AR
Ficktjuven
SE
Furt pe South Street
RO
Gevaarlijke hand
BE
Hirotta onna
JP
Kieszonkowiec z South Street
PL
Lange Finger - Harte Fäuste
AT, DE
Le port de la drogue
FR
Lommetyven
DK, NO
Main dangereuse
BE
Mano pericolosa
IT
Manos peligrosas
ES
Mãos Perigosas
PT
O portofolas
GR
Opgepast!! Zakkenrollers
NL
Pickpocket
, US
Pickup on South Street
CA, GB, US
Pljacka u juznoj ulici
YU
Polizei greift ein
AT, DE
Taskuvaras
FI
Zsebtolvaj
HU
Происшествие на Саут-Стрит
, RU
拾った女
JP