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Pickpocket(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-12-16
73%
552 Votes
Time: 1h 15m
To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Pickpocket
Top 10 Billed Cast
Martin LaSalle
Michel
Marika Green
Jeanne
Kassagi
1st Accomplice
Pierre Étaix
2nd Accomplice
Dominique Zardi
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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Pierre Etaix on Pickpocket
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