Pickpocket

Pickpocket (1959)

To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.

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.

Date of release
1959-12-16
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (594)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Robert Bresson

Casting

  • 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)

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