Pickpocket (1959)

Pickpocket (1959)

1959-12-16 France 75 Min. PG-13
7.3 522 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Marika Green is Jeanne
Jean Pélégri is Lead inspector
Lead inspector
Dolly Scal is The mother
The mother
Pierre Étaix is 2nd accomplice
2nd accomplice
Kassagi is 1st accomplice
1st accomplice
César Gattegno is Inspector
Sophie Saint-Just is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Dominique Zardi is Subway passenger (uncredited)
Subway passenger (uncredited)