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52 Pick-Up is a 1986 American neo-noir crime film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, and Vanity. [3] It is based on Elmore Leonard 's 1974 novel 52 Pickup and is the second adaptation of it after The Ambassador (1984).
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story- and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane , "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". [ 1 ]
52 Pick-Up; A. The Ambassador (1984 American film) B. Be Cool; The Big Bounce (1969 film) ... Category: Films based on works by Elmore Leonard. 10 languages ...
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The political thriller was loosely based on the 1974 crime novel 52 Pickup by Elmore Leonard. Leonard is not credited on the final credits and says on his official site, "Monahem (sic) Golan hired me to adapt my novel, Fifty Two Pickup, and set it in Tel Aviv. I wrote two drafts and then told him to get another writer.
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