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Screenplay Robert Bresson
Director Robert Bresson

Pickpocket

Release Date: 1959-12-16

Duration: 75 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Marika Green
    Jeanne
  • Dominique Zardi
  • Martin LaSalle
    Michel
  • Pierre Étaix
    Accomplice 2
  • Dolly Scal
    La mère
  • César Gattegno
    Un inspecteur
  • Kassagi
    1er complice
  • Jean Pélégri
    L'inspecteur principal
  • Pierre Leymarie
    Jacques
  • Sophie Saint-Just