Le port de la drogue

Titre original : Pickup on South Street

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Richard Widmark and Jean Peters in Le port de la drogue (1953)

A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.

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Un pickpocket dérobe sans le vouloir un message destiné à des espions ennemis et devient la cible d'un réseau d'espionnage communiste.Un pickpocket dérobe sans le vouloir un message destiné à des espions ennemis et devient la cible d'un réseau d'espionnage communiste.Un pickpocket dérobe sans le vouloir un message destiné à des espions ennemis et devient la cible d'un réseau d'espionnage communiste.

Réalisation
- Samuel Fuller
Scénario
- Samuel Fuller
- Dwight Taylor
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

7,6/10

17 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Samuel Fuller
Scénario
- Samuel Fuller
- Dwight Taylor
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 2 victoires et 3 nominations au total

Zara
(as Willis B. Bouchey)

Milburn Stone

Detective Winoki

Parley Baer

Headquarters Communist in Chair
(non crédité)

George Berkeley

Undetermined Secondary Role
(non crédité)

Chet Brandenburg

Fight Spectator
(non crédité)

Virginia Carroll

Nurse
(non crédité)

Harry Carter

Detective Dietrich
(non crédité)

Heinie Conklin

Subway Passenger
(non crédité)

Clancy Cooper

Detective Eddie
(non crédité)

George Eldredge

Fenton
(non crédité)

John Gallaudet

Detective Lt. Campion
(non crédité)

Robert Haines

Library Worker
(non crédité)

Frank Kumagai

Lum
(non crédité)

Réalisation
- Samuel Fuller
Scénario
- Samuel Fuller
- Dwight Taylor
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Anecdotes
The last of four films in four successive years that Thelma Ritter was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. This film follows nominations for Ève... (1950), La mère du marié (1951) and Un refrain dans mon coeur (1952).

Gaffes
When Joey leaves the basement after assaulting the police officer, he walks out of the shot, then a cat is obviously thrown into the frame.

Citations
Moe Williams: Listen, Mister. When I come in here tonight, you seen an old clock runnin' down. I'm tired. I'm through. Happens to everybody sometime. It'll happen to you too, someday. With me it's a little bit of everything. Backaches and headaches. I can't sleep nights. It's so hard to get up in the morning, and get dressed and walk the streets. Climb the stairs. I go right on doin' it! Well, what am I gonna do, knock it? I have to go on makin' a livin'... so I can die. But even a fancy funeral ain't worth waitin' fer if I gotta do bus'ness with crumbs like you.

Versions alternatives
When the movie was released in France, the French dubbing replaced the communists spying with drug dealing to avoid political controversy. No English print with subtitles went in circulation. The French title "Le port de la drogue" could be translated by "Pier of Drug". The original version was released several years after.

Connexions
Edited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)

Bandes originales
Again
(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
[love theme for Candy and Skip]

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Gritty Noir from Fuller

Pickup on South Street (1953)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Three time loser Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) picks the pocket of a woman (Jean Peters) and ends up with some film that contains information meant for some Communist. McCoy must try to avoid not only the police but the bad guys who are willing to stop at nothing to get the information back in their hands. This is an extremely well-made, intelligent and very gritty little gem that manages to contain some nice suspense, great performances and some excellent direction. The opening sequence as we get to see many of the principle characters for the first time is handles extremely well and really sets up the entire pacing and style that's going to follow. The showing of the pickpocket was handled very well and Widmark's coolness is certainly on display even though he doesn't say a single word. Fuller's great direction is also highlighted during this sequence as we really get a terrific atmosphere with the crowded subway and this feeling is something running through the entire film. You can also feel the seedy nature of the streets and especially everything around Widmark's house by the river. As for Widmark, he's terrific here and really manages to be charming, cool and collective. He certainly has no trouble getting into this role as it's clearly a character he was born to play. Most importantly is Widmark is smart enough to carry on everything that's happening in the film and this is a major plus in making us believe what we're seeing. Peters never gets enough credit but she too is excellent here and really sinks her teeth into the tough and loyal character. Richard Kiley turns in wonderful support as her nervous ex-husband and Murvyn Vye is terrific as the Captain. Thelma Ritter steals the film each time she's on-screen as the professional informant who will sell just about anything except for one thing. Fuller has remained somewhat of a legend due to his gritty films and this one here is certainly one of his best. It's certainly got enough action, drama and all around suspense for two movies and the excellent performances are just icing on the cake.