Pickpocket (1959)
To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.
1959 · NR · 1h 15m · Crime, Drama
Genres: Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Robert Bresson
Writers: Robert Bresson
Cinematography: Léonce-Henri Burel
Editor: Raymond Lamy
Rated 7.3/10 by 575 viewers
Cast
Martin LaSalle as MichelMarika Green as JeanneJean Pélégri as Lead InspectorDolly Scal as The MotherPierre Leymarie as JacquesKassagi as 1st AccomplicePierre Étaix as 2nd AccompliceCésar Gattegno as InspectorSophie Saint-Just as (uncredited)Dominique Zardi as Subway Passenger (uncredited)More like this
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