Pickpocket (1959)
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To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.
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.
- Released: 1959-12-16
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 15m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 591 votes
Directed by Robert Bresson.
Top cast
- 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)
Where to watch Pickpocket
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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