Name: Pickpocket
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1959-12-16
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Cast: Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Dolly Scal, Pierre Leymarie

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Feels like real life.
Puts you inside a crime.
Weighs on you.
Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 93Audiences 79GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer93%
Audience score84%
Letterboxd · 84 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.5
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −31 min on the typical 106
typical 10675
Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 41 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+31
Released
1959
December 16, 1959
67 years ago
Genres
CrimeDrama
Language
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Not listed for kids or family movie night.
10 of 10
Directing · 4
Robert Bresson Director, Screenplay
Michel Clément Assistant Director
Jacques Ballanche Assistant Director
Claude Clément Assistant Director
Production · 2
Agnès Delahaie Producer
Michel Choquet Production Manager
Camera · 4
Léonce-Henri Burel Director of Photography
Jacques De St. Girons Second Assistant Camera
André du Breuil First Assistant Camera
Henri Raichi Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Raymond Lamy Editor
Geneviève Falaschi Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
Antoine Archimbaud Sound Designer
Art · 1
Pierre Charbonnier Production Design