Pickpocket
7.5
“To reach you at last, what a strange path I had to take.”
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
10 people
Martin LaSalle
Michel
Known for
Alucarda
Missing
Marika Green
Jeanne
Known for
Emmanuelle
By the Sea
Jean Pélégri
Lead Inspector
Also in
The Olive Trees of Justice
Thérèse
Dolly Scal
The Mother
No other roles listed
Pierre Leymarie
Jacques
Kassagi
1st Accomplice
Pierre Étaix
2nd Accomplice
Known for
Yoyo
Le Havre
César Gattegno
Inspector
Also in
The Castle of Olive Trees
Sophie Saint-Just
(uncredited)
Also in
Take Me As I Am
Dominique Zardi
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Known for
Les Misérables
Delicatessen
Robert Bresson Director · Léonce-Henri Burel Cinematographer Raymond Lamy Editor
United States release May 20, 1963 · Produced in France · Production Compagnie Cinématographique de France
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Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Production
Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 16, 1959
Theatrical
United States · May 20, 1963
Theatrical
Argentina
August 14, 1963 · Theatrical
Australia
May 27, 1967 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Brazil
November 8, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Canada
November 15, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
August 5, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
March 30, 1967 · TV
France
September 20, 2026 · Digital · France.tv
September 20, 2026 · TV · France 3
Germany
June 1, 1960 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
May 4, 1964 · TV · West Germany
Greece
September 1, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
November 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
August 31, 1960 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
June 7, 1965 · TV
Japan
August 17, 1960 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 1, 1961 · Premiere · Franse Filmweek, Utrecht
June 10, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Poland
June 5, 2010 · TV
Portugal
June 26, 1961 · Theatrical
August 26, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release, restored version
South Korea
December 9, 1960 · Theatrical
November 20, 2025 · Premiere · Seoul Arthouse Film Festival
Spain
December 1, 1967 · TV
Sweden
November 25, 1977 · TV
United Kingdom
February 25, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 3, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
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