The 400 Blows

This article is about the French film. A 1980s jazz/funk band were named after the film; see 400 Blows.
Les Quatre Cent Coups (The 400 Blows) (1959) is a French film directed by Franois Truffaut. The story revolves around Antoine Doinel, an adolescent in Paris, who is thought by his parents and teachers to be a trouble maker. Through a series of poor choices made by Antoine and a series of reactions from adults, Antoine is put in a detention center. Eventually Antoine escapes the detention center. The film ends on the famous freeze-frame where Antoine is on the beach, looking out onto the sea, where he needs to go to escape. He had never before seen the sea. The film was widely acclaimed, winning numerous awards, including the Best Director award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, the Critics Award of the 1959 New York Film Critics' Circle and the Best European Film Award at 1960's Bodil Award.

Cast

  • Jean-Pierre Laud: Antoine Doinel
  • Claire Maurier: Gilberte Doinel, the mother
  • Albert Rmy: Julien Doinel
  • Guy Decomble: The French Teacher (Sourpuss)
  • Patrick Auffay: Ren Bigey
  • Georges Flamant: Monsieur Bigey
  • Les Enfants: Daniel Couturier, Franois Nocher, Richard Kanayan, Renaud Fontanarosa, Michel Girard, Henry Moati, Bernard Abbou, Jean-Franois Bergouignan, Michel Lesignor;
  • Avec Luc Andrieux, Robert Beauvais, Bouchon, Christian Brocard, Yvonne Claudie, Marius Laurey, Claude Mansard, Jacques Monod, Pierre Repp, Henri Virlojeux.

Crew

  • Photography by Henri Deca
  • Camera: Jean Rabier, asst.: Alain Levent, stills: Andr Dino
  • Editing by Marie-Josphe Yoyotte
  • Music by Jean Constantin
  • Sound by Jean-Claude Marchetti with Jean Labussire
  • Set design by Bernard Evein
  • Adaptation and Dialog by Marcel Moussy
  • Direction and Screenplay by Franois Truffaut
  • Direction assisted by Philippe de Broca, Alain Jeannel, Francis Cognany, and Robert Bober
  • Production Supervision by Jean Lavie with Robert Lachenay
Dedicated to the Memory of Andr Bazin.

See Also

External links

400 Blows, The 400 Blows, The 400 Blows, The

 

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