Pickpocket (1959)
To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.
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.
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)
Crew
-
Robert Bresson
Director
- Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography
- Raymond Lamy Editor
- Agnès Delahaie Producer
-
Robert Bresson
Screenplay
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