Pickpocket (1959)
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.
Director:
Robert Bresson
Writer:
Robert Bresson
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Martin LaSalle as Michel |
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Marika Green as Jeanne |
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Jean Pélégri as Lead Inspector |
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Dolly Scal as The Mother |
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Pierre Leymarie as Jacques |
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Kassagi as 1st Accomplice |
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Pierre Étaix as 2nd Accomplice |
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César Gattegno as Inspector |
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Sophie Saint-Just as (uncredited) |
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Dominique Zardi as Subway Passenger (uncredited) |
| Production | Agnès Delahaie | Producer |
| Sound | Antoine Archimbaud | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Léonce-Henri Burel | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Robert Bresson | Screenplay |
| Art | Pierre Charbonnier | Production Design |
| Directing | Robert Bresson | Director |
| Editing | Raymond Lamy | Editor |
| Production | Michel Choquet | Production Manager |
| Camera | Henri Raichi | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jacques Ballanche | Assistant Director |
| Camera | André du Breuil | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jacques De St. Girons | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Michel Clément | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Geneviève Falaschi | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Claude Clément | Assistant Director |