Pickpocket

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.

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Cast

Martin LaSalle

Michel

Marika Green

Jeanne

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Jean Pélégri

Lead Inspector

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Dolly Scal

The Mother

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Pierre Leymarie

Jacques

Kassagi

1st Accomplice

Pierre Étaix

2nd Accomplice

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César Gattegno

Inspector

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Sophie Saint-Just

(uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Pierre Charbonnier Production Design

Camera

• Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography
• Henri Raichi Assistant Camera
• André du Breuil First Assistant Camera
• Jacques De St. Girons Second Assistant Camera

Directing

• Robert Bresson Director
• Jacques Ballanche Assistant Director
• Michel Clément Assistant Director
• Claude Clément Assistant Director

Editing

• Raymond Lamy Editor
• Geneviève Falaschi Assistant Editor

Production

• Agnès Delahaie Producer
• Michel Choquet Production Manager

Sound

• Antoine Archimbaud Sound Designer

Writing

• Robert Bresson Screenplay

Photos