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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 79% of the 160 1950s crime movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 15m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
585 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert BressonScreenplay
- Robert BressonDirector
Cast
- Martin LaSalleMichel
- Marika GreenJeanne
- Jean PélégriLead Inspector
- Dolly ScalThe Mother
- Pierre LeymarieJacques
- Kassagi1st Accomplice
- Pierre Étaix2nd Accomplice
- César GattegnoInspector
- Sophie Saint-Just(uncredited)
- Dominique ZardiSubway Passenger (uncredited)
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