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⭐Samuel Fuller's 10 Grittiest Films Ranked⭐
🍿This ranked video surveys the raw, uncompromising cinema of director Samuel Fuller, a former teen crime reporter and WWII combat veteran whose films fuse grit with social critique. Topping the list is Pickup on South Street (1953), a Cold War noir where pickpocket Richard Widmark lifts microfilm and collides with both Feds and Communist agents; Jean Peters and Oscar-nominated Thelma Ritter sharpen the ensemble. The countdown also highlights The Big Red One (1980), Fuller's personal WWII saga later restored with roughly 45 minutes of footage; Shock Corridor (1963), a psychiatric-ward murder probe steeped in commentary on racism and hysteria; and The Steel Helmet (1951), an early Korean War picture marked by moral ambiguity. Visual bravura surfaces in House of Bamboo (1955), a CinemaScope gangster tale in Tokyo, while The Crimson Kimono (1959) threads an L.A. murder mystery through interracial romance. Genre boundaries bend in Run of the Arrow (1957), a revisionist Western notable for Sioux language and early blood squibs, and controversy trails White Dog (1982).🍿
A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking by Samuel Fuller - https://amzn.to/4ntjj3d📖Reviews Mentioned📖 Run of the Arrow (1957) — https://youtu.be/XdLpkS37rb0 The Big Red One (1980) — https://youtu.be/4HweqBTNXVU Pickup on South Street (1953) — https://youtu.be/GcP44Gl-Kk0
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⭐Samuel Fuller's 10 Grittiest Films Ranked⭐
🍿This ranked video surveys the raw, uncompromising cinema of director Samuel Fuller, a former teen crime reporter and WWII combat veteran whose films fuse grit with social critique. Topping the list is Pickup on South Street (1953), a Cold War noir where pickpocket Richard Widmark lifts microfilm and collides with both Feds and Communist agents; Jean Peters and Oscar-nominated Thelma Ritter sharpen the ensemble. The countdown also highlights The Big Red One (1980), Fuller's personal WWII saga later restored with roughly 45 minutes of footage; Shock Corridor (1963), a psychiatric-ward murder probe steeped in commentary on racism and hysteria; and The Steel Helmet (1951), an early Korean War picture marked by moral ambiguity. Visual bravura surfaces in House of Bamboo (1955), a CinemaScope gangster tale in Tokyo, while The Crimson Kimono (1959) threads an L.A. murder mystery through interracial romance. Genre boundaries bend in Run of the Arrow (1957), a revisionist Western notable for Sioux language and early blood squibs, and controversy trails White Dog (1982).🍿
A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking by Samuel Fuller - https://amzn.to/4ntjj3d📖Reviews Mentioned📖 Run of the Arrow (1957) — https://youtu.be/XdLpkS37rb0 The Big Red One (1980) — https://youtu.be/4HweqBTNXVU Pickup on South Street (1953) — https://youtu.be/GcP44Gl-Kk0
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**Say Hi on Social** Website: https://www.classicmovierev.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classicmovierev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassicMovieRev/
#filmnoir #ClassicMovies
**Disclaimer** CMR is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. This content is provided for entertainment and informational purposes only. Classic Movie Reviews claims no ownership of content. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."