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Pickpocket

To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.

7.3 average rating
7.3
French / 75 MIN. / 1959

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Martin LaSalleMarika GreenJean PélégriDolly ScalPierre LeymarieKassagiPierre ÉtaixCésar GattegnoSophie Saint-JustDominique Zardi

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