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Year
1953
Runtime
80 min.
Director
Samuel Fuller
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Film-Noir
Rating *
7.7
Votes *
8,627
Checks
3,447
Favs
319
Dislikes
28
Favs/checks
9.3% (1:11)
Favs/dislikes
11:1
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  1. lachyas's avatar

    lachyas

    The 'romance' is definitely the weak point of this movie, it's the only element that doesn't really work at all. Apart from that however this is a very, very good late noir, with a fascinating premise and great use of Cold War paranoia that set it apart from many other similar movies. 10 years ago
  2. armyofshadows's avatar

    armyofshadows

    Pickup On South Street and Shock Corridor are the best Fuller films, I think.

    This is an almost perfect noir, admirably and artfully made and very entertaining.
    10 years 2 months ago
  3. JStein's avatar

    JStein

    Quintessential late noir. Great stuff. 10 years 8 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #42 in IMDb's Film-Noir Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #79 in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese
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  3. This movie ranks #89 in TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films
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  4. This movie ranks #89 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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  5. This movie ranks #93 in iCheckMovies's 1950s Top 100
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  6. This movie ranks #178 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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    178
  7. This movie ranks #229 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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    229
  8. This movie ranks #253 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  9. This movie ranks #266 in The Criterion Collection
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  10. This movie ranks #356 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  11. This movie ranks #464 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  12. This movie ranks #663 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  13. This movie ranks #802 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  14. This movie ranks #886 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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