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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   3,489 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Samuel Fuller (screenplay)
Dwight Taylor (story)
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Release Date:
1 August 1953 (Japan) more
Tagline:
How the law took a chance on a B-girl... and won!
Plot:
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Check This: Hitchcock and Fuller in Sticky Tape
 (From Cinematical. 3 November 2009, 4:32 PM, PST)

Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
 (From IMDb News. 26 March 2008)

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Terrific film-noir political thriller more (53 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Richard Widmark ... Skip McCoy
Jean Peters ... Candy
Thelma Ritter ... Moe Williams
Murvyn Vye ... Captain Dan Tiger
Richard Kiley ... Joey
Willis Bouchey ... Zara (as Willis B. Bouchey)
Milburn Stone ... Detective Winoki
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blaze of Glory (USA) (working title)
Pickpocket (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
80 min | Spain:75 min (DVD)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Germany:16 (DVD rating) (2004) | Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #16197)

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Trivia:
The French title for the movie is "Le Port de la Drogue" ("The Drugs Port"). The film is clearly about espionage, but in the French version the title was changed to refer to drugs, and even the dialogue referring to the spying was completely replaced by dialogue about drug dealing. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Skip and Joey fight in the subway station, they are fighting in a cleared area near the ticket office and then the next two shots show them confined by exit railings near the newspaper stand and then the next shot cuts back to the open area. more
Quotes:
Skip McCoy: [after first kiss with Candy] Sometimes you look for oil, you hit a gusher. more
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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Terrific film-noir political thriller, 11 April 2003
9/10
Author: perfectbond

I really enjoyed this film. All aspects of the film were top notch including the most important, for me anyway, the screenplay and the acting. This is definitely one of Richard Widmark's strongest roles. He is totally convincing in his performance. Just out of curiosity, imagine how Humphrey Bogart or Robert Mitchum might have tackled this role. This is my first exposure to Jean Peter's work that I can remember. She impressed so much here that I will definitely be on the lookout for her other work. Thelma Ritter, in an unglamourous role, deserved the Oscar nomination she received for playing the informant. This film works on every level. The black and white photography is perfectly appropriate and the story hooks the viewer right from the beginning. Widmark and Peters have great chemistry in their difficult romance. Strongly recommended, 9/10.

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