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Breathless

Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

1h 30m1960NRTMDb 7.5

DramaCrimeRomance

French

Crew and Cast

Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardDirector · The SnitchJean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoMichel Poiccard · László KovácsJean SebergJean SebergPatricia FranchiniDaniel BoulangerDaniel BoulangerPolice Inspector VitalHenri-Jacques HuetHenri-Jacques HuetAntonio BerruttiRoger HaninRoger HaninCarl ZubartVan DoudeVan DoudeAmerican Journalist · Patricia's FriendClaude MansardClaude MansardClaudius MansardLiliane DreyfusLiliane DreyfusLiliane · Minouche
Michel FabrePolice Inspector #2Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre MelvilleParvulesco the WriterRichard BalducciRichard BalducciTolmatchoffAndré S. LabartheAndré S. LabartheJournalist at OrlyFrançois MoreuilFrançois MoreuilJournalist at Orly
Jacques Lourcelles
Liliane RobinMinoucheGérard BrachGérard BrachPhotographerPhilippe de BrocaPhilippe de BrocaA JournalistJosé BénazérafJosé BénazérafMan in a White Car
Jean DomarchiA DrunkJean DouchetJean DouchetA JournalistRaymond HuntleyRaymond HuntleyA Journalist
LouiguyMichel MourletMichel MourletAudience in the Movie Theater
Guido Orlando
Madame PaulJean-Louis RichardJean-Louis RichardA JournalistJacques SerguineJacques SerguineJacques SiclierJacques Siclier
Virginie Ullmann

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Info

Original title
À bout de souffle
Status
Released
Released
16 March 1960
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.5 / 10 (2,105 votes)

Production

Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol
Studios
Les Films Impéria, Les Productions Georges de Beauregard, SNC
Countries
France

Box Office

Budget
$80,000.0

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French, English