Underplayed Gems

The Pickpocket (1970)

The Pickpocket poster
Country
Egypt
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How it feels

A man makes a living as a pickpocket in Cairo. His actions and the people around him lead to personal struggles and confrontations.

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What happens

The Pickpocket (Arabic: سارق المحفظة, transliterated as Sareq al-Ma’faza) is an Egyptian film released on February 2, 1970. The film is directed and written by Zoheir Bakir, features a screenplay by Yousry Hakim, and stars Rushdy Abaza, Soheir El-Morshidy, Mervat Amin, and Nabil Al-Hajrasi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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