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The 400 Blows
Film Info

France

1959

99 Min.

Cast & Credits

DIR François Truffaut

PROD François Truffaut, Georges Charlot

SCR Marcel Moussy, François Truffaut

DP Henri Decaë

CAST Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay

ED Marie Josèphe Yoyotte, Cécile Decugis, Michèle de Possel

MUSIC Jean Constantine

Excerpt

François Truffaut sensitively recreates the trials of his own difficult childhood in The 400 Blows, the film that marked his emergence as one of Europe’s most brilliant auteurs and signaled the beginning of the French New Wave.

Reviews

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David 2:40pm February 12th, 2009
Written in France, it is truly throughout America and known as one of the best films of all time.
Despite it being in French, the movie does not at all suffer through translation and still tops as an amazing film.
Urni 6:08am January 12th, 2009
it can't get better than this!
Valeria 3:10pm December 25th, 2008
superb film!!!
Fèlix 8:27am October 13th, 2008
c'est l'un des mes dix films preferés! dès que je l'ai vu pour la première fois, j'ai essayé de savoir quelle était la raison qui il y avait derriere le tître du film. est-ce que quelqu'n a une théorie, idée de porquoi "les 400 coups s'apelle comme ça ??
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