Pickpocket
Movie
Type
1959
Year
1h 15m
Runtime
★ 7.4
Rating
Crime / Drama
Genre
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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Cast

Martin LaSalle
Michel

Marika Green
Jeanne

Jean Pélégri
L'inspecteur principal
Dolly Scal
La mère
Pierre Leymarie
Jacques

Pierre Étaix
Accomplice 2

Kassagi
1er complice
César Gattegno
Un inspecteur