Product: Pickup on South Street (The Criterion Collection) (1953)
Rating: 4.0
A great early Samuel Fuller movie.
This review is for the Criterion Collection DVD edition of the film."Pickup on South Street" is a great film-noir release sontains some excellent scenes.The movie is about a woman who is delivering a piece of microfilm with top-secret material but is mugged in the process. The feds were watching her but unable to catch the mugger. The government then attempts to recover the film.The DVD his a great number of special features also.There are trailers for eight of Samuel Fuller's movies. Fixed Bayonets (1951), Pickup on South Street (1953), House of Bamboo (1955) China Gate (1957), Forty Guns (1957), Hell and High Water (1957) (theatrical and teaser), Shock Corridor (1963), and The Naked Kiss (1964).There is a stills gallery with behind the scenes pictures of the film and others. There are also pictures of lobby cards for all of his films including the release in other countries. There is an interview with the director, a French TV documentary on the film's production, an illustrated biography of the director and a 20 page booklet in the liner notes with many more material.This is a great film that you should not miss.