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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).
52 pickup or 52-card pickup is a humorous prank which consists only of picking up a scattered deck of playing cards.It is typically played as a practical joke, where the "dealer" creates the false impression that a legitimate game will be played, then simply throws the entire deck (typically 52 cards but can be 53 or 54 if jokers are included) into the air so the cards land strewn on the floor ...
Numerous Leonard novels and short stories have been adapted as films including Get Shorty (1990 novel, 1995 film), Out of Sight (1996 novel, 1998 film) and Rum Punch (1992 novel, 1997 film Jackie Brown). The novel 52 Pickup was first adapted very loosely into the 1984 film The Ambassador (1984), starring Robert Mitchum and, two years later ...
This is an alphabetical list of film articles (or sections within articles about films). ... 52 Pick-Up (1986) 54 (1998) 55 Days at Peking (1963) The Fifth Element (1997)
Pickup on South Street is a 1953 American spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter. [5] Widmark plays a pickpocket who unwittingly steals a covert microfilm sought by foreign agents. The film combines elements of the traditional crime film noir with Cold War-era espionage ...
Roy Richard Scheider (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ d ər /; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor.Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", [1] he achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s.
Pickup is a 1951 American low-budget film noir starring Hugo Haas, Beverly Michaels, Allan Nixon and Howland Chamberlain.Written and directed by Haas, a Czech actor and filmmaker, it was his first American film behind the camera.
Chapman first film role was "Ernie the plumber" in the 1955 movie Young at Heart.During his lengthy career, his appearances include roles in East of Eden (1955), Baby Doll (1956), The Birds (1963), The Cowboys (1972), Where the Red Fern Grows (1974), Norma Rae (1979), 52 Pick-Up (1986) and Reindeer Games (2000).