Dec 16, 1959
75 min
Full-HD

Pickpocket (1959)

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.

Category

Crime Drama

Country

France

Companies

Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France

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

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