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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 Pick-Up (1986) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A secret extramarital fling between successful Los Angeles construction magnate Harry Mitchell and his stripper mistress Cini leads to three strangers blackmailing him for a six-figure sum, followed by burglary, theft, and Cini's murder.
The old golden age Warner Bros. crime dramas knew something that most modern movies have forgotten: Heroes are great, but a movie is only as good as its villain. John Frankenheimer’s “52 Pick-Up” provides us with the best, most reprehensible villain of the year and uses his vile charm as the starting point for a surprisingly good film ...
52 pickup or 52-card pickup is a humorous prank which consists only of picking up a scattered deck of playing cards.
Based on a novel by Elmore Leonard, this gritty movie follows a plot to blackmail wealthy industrialist Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider). Married to an aspiring politician...
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52 Pick Up. 1986 · 1 hr 51 min. R. Thriller · Action · Crime · Drama. The wealthy husband of an aspiring politician gets caught in a compromising position with a young girl and becomes a target for blackmail and murder. Subtitles: English.
