1959 · Drama
The 400 Blows
Original title · Les Quatre Cents Coups
Angel faces hell-bent for violence.
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
- 8.0/10 · 2,393 votes
- 1h 39m
- June 3, 1959
- French
Directed by François Truffaut
About The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows is a 1959 drama film directed by François Truffaut. It runs 1h 39m. It was released on June 3, 1959.
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
The original title is Les Quatre Cents Coups. The original language is French. Spoken languages include English and French. Production countries include France.
The average rating is 8.0 out of 10, based on 2,393 TMDB votes.
The 400 Blows Details
- Title
- The 400 Blows
- Original title
- Les Quatre Cents Coups
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- 8.0/10 from 2,393 votes
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- English and French
- Countries
- France
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Writers
- François Truffaut
- Keywords
- adolescence, paris, france, balzac, delinquent, coming of age, black and white, fingerprint, semi autobiographical, skipping school, mugshot, strict teacher, montmartre, paris
The 400 Blows Release Date
The 400 Blows was released on June 3, 1959. More 1959 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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The 400 Blows Cast
Jean-Pierre LéaudAntoine Doinel
Claire MaurierGilberte Doinel
Albert RémyJulien Doinel
Georges FlamantMr. Bigey- Patrick AuffayRené
Robert BeauvaisDirecteur de l'école
Yvonne ClaudieMme Bigey
Pierre ReppProfesseur d'anglais
Guy DecombleProfesseur de français
Daniel CouturierBetrand Mauricet
François NocherEnfant
Richard KanayanEnfant
Renaud FontanarosaEnfant- Michel GirardEnfant
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