
Film
Pickpocket
1959 · 1h 15m · Crime · Drama
To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.
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Overview
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
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Cast

Martin LaSalle
Michel

Marika Green
Jeanne
Jean Pélégri
Lead Inspector
Dolly Scal
The Mother
Pierre Leymarie
Jacques

Kassagi
1st Accomplice

Pierre Étaix
2nd Accomplice
César Gattegno
Inspector
Sophie Saint-Just
(uncredited)

Dominique Zardi
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert BressonScreenplay · Director
- Agnès DelahaieProducer
- Léonce-Henri BurelDirector of Photography
- Raymond LamyEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 16, 1959
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
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