The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
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Cast & Crew.
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Antoine Doinel
Claire Maurier
Gilberte Doinel
Albert Rémy
Julien Doinel
Georges Flamant
Mr. Bigey
Patrick Auffay
René
Robert Beauvais
Director of the school
Yvonne Claudie
Mme Bigey
Pierre Repp
English Teacher
Guy Decomble
French Teacher
Daniel Couturier
Betrand Mauricet
François Nocher
Child
Richard Kanayan
Child
Renaud Fontanarosa
Child
Michel Girard
Child
Serge Moati
Child
Bernard Abbou
Child
Jean-François Bergouignan
Child
Michel Lesignor
Child
Jean-Claude Brialy
Man in Street / Thanks
Jeanne Moreau
Woman with Dog / Thanks
Luc Andrieux
Gym Teacher
Christian Brocard
The Typewriter Crook
Marius Laurey
Inspector Cabanel
Claude Mansard
The Judge
Jacques Monod
The Police Commissioner
Henri Virlogeux
The Nightguard
Charles L. Bitsch
Police Officer (uncredited)
Philippe de Broca
Man in Funfair (uncredited) / Assistant Director
François Truffaut
Man in Funfair (uncredited) / Producer / Director / Adaptation / Screenplay
Louise Chevalier
Gossip (uncredited)
Armand Coppello
Little Bit (uncredited)
Jacques Demy
Policeman (uncredited)
Jean Douchet
Gilberte's Lover (uncredited)
Marianne Girard
(uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
(voice)(uncredited)
Simon Jolivet
(uncredited)
Laure Paillette
A Gossip (uncredited)
Gérard Van Ruymbeke
Child (uncredited)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Jean Constantin
Original Music Composer
Francis Cognany
Second Assistant Director
Jean Labussière
Sound Assistant
Claude Vermorel
Thanks
Marcel Moussy
Dialogue / Adaptation
Bernard Evein
Set Decoration
Robert Lachenay
Assistant Unit Manager
Jean Lavie
Unit Manager
Jean Rabier
Camera Operator
Roland Nonin
Administration
Georges Charlot
Production Manager
André Dino
Still Photographer
Cécile Decugis
Assistant Editor
Jacqueline Parey
Script Supervisor
Alex Joffé
Thanks
Jean-Claude Marchetti
Sound
Suzanne Lipinska
Thanks
Claude Véga
Thanks
Robert Bober
Second Assistant Director
Alain Levent
Assistant Camera
Luce Deuss
Production Secretary
Fernand Deligny
Thanks
Claire Mafféi
Thanks
Michèle de Possel
Assistant Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 3, 1959
Original NameLes Quatre Cents Coups
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsParis, France
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The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut, who also co-wrote the film. Shot in the anamorphic format DyaliScope, the film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. Written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, the film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers due to his rebellious behavior. Filmed on location in Paris and Honfleur, it is the first in a series of five films in which Léaud plays the semi-autobiographical character.
The 400 Blows received numerous awards and nominations, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director, the OCIC Award, and a Palme d'Or nomination in 1959, and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1960. The film had 4.1 million admissions in France, making it Truffaut's most successful film in his home country.
The 400 Blows is widely considered one of the best films ever made; in the 2022 Sight & Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made, it was ranked 50th. It ranked 33rd in the directors' poll on the same list.