Home Movies TV Series Search Sign in

Pickpocket

7.3 75 mins Crime   Drama   1959
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France  
Director(s): Robert Bresson

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.

Casts of Pickpocket

Martin LaSalle

as Michel

Marika Green

as Jeanne

Jean Pélégri

as Lead Inspector

Dolly Scal

as The Mother

Pierre Leymarie

as Jacques

Kassagi

as 1st Accomplice

Pierre Étaix

as 2nd Accomplice

César Gattegno

as Inspector

Sophie Saint-Just

as (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

You might also like