Pickpocket

Dec 16, 1959

1h 15m

★ 7.3

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

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

Pickpocket Trailers

Cast

Michel

Martin LaSalle

Jeanne

Marika Green

Lead Inspector

Jean Pélégri

The Mother

Dolly Scal

Jacques

Pierre Leymarie

1st Accomplice

Kassagi

2nd Accomplice

Pierre Étaix

Inspector

César Gattegno

(uncredited)

Sophie Saint-Just

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

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