Les quatre cents coups (1959)

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99 min - Crime | Drama - 16 November 1959 (USA)

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Intensely touching story of a misunderstood young adolescent who left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Antoine Doinel
	Claire Maurier	...	Gilberte Doinel - la mère d'Antoine
	Albert Rémy	...	Julien Doinel
	Guy Decomble	...	'Petite Feuille', the French teacher
	Georges Flamant	...	Mr. Bigey
	Patrick Auffay	...	René
	Daniel Couturier	...	Betrand Mauricet
	François Nocher	...	Un enfant / Child
	Richard Kanayan	...	Un enfant / Child
	Renaud Fontanarosa	...	Un enfant / Child
	Michel Girard	...	Un enfant / Child
	Serge Moati	...	Un enfant / Child (as Henry Moati)
	Bernard Abbou	...	Un enfant / Child
	Jean-François Bergouignan	...	Un enfant / Child
	Michel Lesignor	...	Un enfant / Child

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Storyline

A young Parisian boy, Antoine Doinel, neglected by his derelict parents, skips school, sneaks into movies, runs away from home, steals things, and tries (disastrously) to return them. Like most kids, he gets into more trouble for things he thinks are right than for his actual trespasses. Unlike most kids, he gets whacked with the big stick. He inhabits a Paris of dingy flats, seedy arcades, abandoned factories, and workaday streets, a city that seems big and full of possibilities only to a child's eye. Written by alfiehitchie

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Det franske mesterværk om de unge i lømmelalderen[Denmark] See more »

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Crime | Drama

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Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Release Date:

16 November 1959 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The 400 Blows See more »

Filming Locations:

Avenue Frochot, Paris 9, Paris, France See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Carrosse, Sédif Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min | Spain: 92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The title of the film comes from the French idiom "faire les quatre cents coups", meaning "to raise hell". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: While talking with his mother after his bath, the position of Antoine's hand that holds his head changes. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Petite Feuille: Doinel, bring me that. Indeed! Go to the corner!
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Referenced in Batman (1989) See more »

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"Comment voulez-vous ?"
Composed by Jean Costantin See more »

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