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The 400 Blows
(Les Quatre cents coups)

  The Film:
 
from Les Films du Carrosse

Directed by
François Truffaut

Starring
Jean-Pierre Léaud ...Antoine Doinel
Claire Maurier ...The Mother
Albert Rémy ...The Father (adoptive)
Guy Decomble ...The French Teacher
Georges Flamant ...Mr. Bigey
Patrick Auffray ...Rene
Daniel Couturier ...Boy
François Nocher ...Boy
Richard Kanayan ...Abbou
Renaud Fontanarosa ...Boy
Michel Girard ...Boy
Henry Moati ...Boy
Bernard Abbou ...Boy
Jean-François Bergouignan ...Boy
Michel Lesignor ...Boy
Luc Andrieux
Robert Beauvais ...Director of the school
Bouchon
Christian Brocard
Yvonne Claudie ...Mme Bigey
Marius Laurey
Claude Mansard ...Examining Magistrate
Jacques Monod ...Commissioner
Pierre Repp ...The English Teacher
Henri Virlojeux ...Night watchman
François Truffaut ...Man in Funfair
Jean-Claude Brialy ...Man in Street
Jacques Demy ...Policeman
Jean Douchet ...The Lover
Jeanne Moreau ...Woman with Dog

Written by
François Truffaut (story)
François Truffaut
&
Marcel Moussy
 

The 400 BlowsA classic in French cinema, directed by François Truffaut, about an abused young boy who uses petty crime as a means of escape from his painful family and school life. A milestone in the art of filmmaking. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Screenplay.

 

  Related Books and Movie Tie-Ins:


The 400 Blows [VHS - widescreen with English subtitles]

The 400 Blows [DVD]

The Films in My Life
by François Truffaut, Leonard Mayhew (translator)

 



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