Pickup on South Street (The Criterion Collection)

Petty crook Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) has his eyes fixed on the big score. When the cocky three-time convict picks the pocketbook of unsuspecting Candy (Jean Peters), he finds a haul bigger than he could have imagined: a strip of microfilm bearing confidential U.S. secrets. Tailed by manipulative Feds and the unwitting courier’s Communist puppeteers, Skip and Candy find themselves in a precarious gambit that pits greed against redemption, Right versus Red, and passion against self-preservation. With its dazzling cast and director Samuel Fuller’s signature raw energy and hardboiled repartee, Pickup on South Street is a true film noir classic by one of America’s most passionate cinematic craftsmen.

DVD Special Edition Features

• High-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
• Exclusive interview with director Sam Fuller, made by renowned film critic Richard Schickel
• 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
• PLUS: Essays by Martin Scorsese and acclaimed cultural historian Luc Sante