The Pocketbook
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The Pocketbook

Drama

In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)

Jan 1, 198013 minReleasedEN

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Where to watch
Criterion Channel
Criterion Channel
Studios
UCLA School of Film and Television

UCLA School of Film and Television

US

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