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Pickpocket

1959 · Movie · NR · 75 min

7.3(566)unSUB Rating

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.

Based on Crime and Punishment

Also known as Pick Pocket

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Details
Years
1959
Release date
1959-12-16
Language
French
Rated
NR
Runtime
75 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.3/10 (566 votes)

Themes

  • prison
  • france
  • unsociability
  • pickpocket
  • modern society
  • materialism
  • black and white

Cast & crew

  • Martin LaSalle

    Martin LaSalle

    as Michel

  • Marika Green

    Marika Green

    as Jeanne

  • JP

    Jean Pélégri

    as Lead Inspector

  • DS

    Dolly Scal

    as The Mother

  • PL

    Pierre Leymarie

    as Jacques

  • Kassagi

    Kassagi

    as 1st Accomplice

  • Pierre Étaix

    Pierre Étaix

    as 2nd Accomplice

  • CG

    César Gattegno

    as Inspector

  • SS

    Sophie Saint-Just

    as (uncredited)

  • Dominique Zardi

    Dominique Zardi

    as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by Robert Bresson