Pickpocket

Released

December 16, 1959

Runtime: 1h 15m

Pickpocket
FrenchCrimeDrama

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 & Crew

  • Martin LaSalle

    Martin LaSalle

    Michel

  • Marika Green

    Marika Green

    Jeanne

  • JP

    Jean Pélégri

    Lead Inspector

  • DS

    Dolly Scal

    The Mother

  • PL

    Pierre Leymarie

    Jacques

  • Kassagi

    Kassagi

    1st Accomplice

  • Pierre Étaix

    Pierre Étaix

    2nd Accomplice

  • CG

    César Gattegno

    Inspector

  • SS

    Sophie Saint-Just

    (uncredited)

  • Dominique Zardi

    Dominique Zardi

    Subway Passenger (uncredited)

  • Robert Bresson

    Robert Bresson

    Director

  • Robert Bresson

    Robert Bresson

    Screenplay

Media

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