The 3 movies
The Big Red One (1980)segment
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Shock Corridor (1963)segment
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Show notes
⭐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...
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