Pickpocket
“To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.”
1959•NR•1h 15m•7.3•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Robert Bresson
Writer
Robert Bresson
Languages
French
Studio
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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)
Production
Company
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Producer
Agnès Delahaie
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