Pickpocket

Pickpocket

Pickpocket

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Pickpocket

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

1959

1h 15m

7.3(543 votes)

Crime

Drama

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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Production Companies

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Martin LaSalle

Michel

Martin LaSalle

Acting

Marika Green

Jeanne

Marika Green

Acting

Jean Pélégri

Lead Inspector

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Acting

Dolly Scal

The Mother

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Acting

Pierre Leymarie

Jacques

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Acting

Kassagi

1st Accomplice

Kassagi

Directing

Pierre Étaix

2nd Accomplice

Pierre Étaix

Sound

César Gattegno

Inspector

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Acting

Sophie Saint-Just

(uncredited)

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Acting

Dominique Zardi

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

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