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Pickpocket ()

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Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel's ailing mother.
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Michel (as Martin La Salle)
Marika Green ...
Jeanne
Jean Pélégri ...
L'inspecteur principal
Dolly Scal ...
La mère
Pierre Leymarie ...
Jacques
Kassagi ...
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César Gattegno ...
Un inspecteur
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Sophie Saint-Just ...
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Un passager du métro / Subway passenger (uncredited)

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Robert Bresson

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Robert Bresson ... (writer)

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Agnès Delahaie ... producer

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Léonce-Henri Burel ... (as L.-H. Burel)

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Raymond Lamy

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Geneviève Falaschi ... assistant editor (as G. Falaschi)

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Pierre Charbonnier

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Michel Choquet ... production manager

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Jacques Ballanche ... assistant director
Claude Clément ... assistant director
Michel Clément ... assistant director

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Pierre Guffroy ... first assistant decorator (as P. Guffroy)

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Antoine Archimbaud ... sound

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Jacques De St. Girons ... second assistant camera (as J. de Saint Girons)
André du Breuil ... first assistant camera (as A. du Breuil)
Henri Raichi ... assistant camera

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Luce Scatena ... wardrober (as L. Scatena)

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Odette Lemarchand ... script girl (as O. Lemarchand)

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Kassagi ... technical advisor: pickpockets' skills
Léon Sanz ... administrator
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Plot Summary

Michel takes up picking pockets as a hobby, and is arrested almost immediately, giving him the chance to reflect on the morality of crime. After his release, though, his mother dies, and he rejects the support of friends Jeanne and Jacques in favour of returning to pickpocketing (after taking lessons from an expert), because he realises that it's the only way he can express himself... Written by Michael Brooke

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Also Known As
  • Incertitude (France)
  • El ratero (Spain)
  • Jib bor (Iran, Persian title)
  • O Batedor de Carteiras (Brazil)
  • Карманник (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 76 min
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Trivia Banned in Finland until 1965 because of its depiction of authentic pickpocketing techniques. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more »
Soundtracks Suite de symphonies d'Amadis (selection) See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Michel: Oh, Jeanne, to reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.
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