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The 400 Blows (1959) [NR]

Release Date:
June 3, 1959

Original Title:
Les Quatre Cents Coups

Alternate Titles:
400 המלקות
400번의 구타
Czterysta batów
De vierhonderd slagen
I quattrocento colpi
Les 400 coups
Los 400 golpes
Nikdo mne nemá rád
Os 400 Golpes
Os Incompreendidos
På vei mot livet
Sie kuessten und sie schlugen ihn
The Four Hundred Blows
四百下
四百击
大人は判ってくれない
胡作非为

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Les Films du Carrosse
Sédif Productions

Production Countries:
France

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  BE: AL  DE: 12  DK: 15  ES: APTA  FI: K-16  FR: TP  GB: PG  GR: Κ  HU: 18  JP: G  KR: 15  PL: 18  SE: 15  US: NR 

Runtime: 99

Angel faces hell-bent for violence.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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British Film Institute (BFI)
2012
#39		 Critics' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#13		 Directors' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time

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Production

Adaptation:
François Truffaut
Marcel Moussy

Administration:
Roland Nonin

Assistant Camera:
Alain Levent

Assistant Director:
Philippe de Broca

Assistant Editor:
Cécile Decugis
Michèle de Possel

Assistant Unit Manager:
Robert Lachenay

Camera Operator:
Jean Rabier

Dialogue:
Marcel Moussy

Director:
François Truffaut

Director of Photography:
Henri Decaë

Editor:
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Original Music Composer:
Jean Constantin

Producer:
François Truffaut

Production Manager:
Georges Charlot

Production Secretary:
Luce Deuss

Screenplay:
François Truffaut

Script Supervisor:
Jacqueline Parey

Second Assistant Director:
Francis Cognany
Robert Bober
Alain Jeannel

Set Decoration:
Bernard Evein

Sound:
Jean-Claude Marchetti

Sound Assistant:
Jean Labussière

Still Photographer:
André Dino

Thanks:
Claude Vermorel
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jeanne Moreau
Alex Joffé
Suzanne Lipinska
Claude Véga
Fernand Deligny
Claire Mafféi
Jacques Josse
Annette Wademant

Unit Manager:
Jean Lavie

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