The 400 Blows

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Release Date: November 16, 1959 (limited)

1h 39m | Drama


The clarion call for the French New Wave, THE 400 BLOWS follows the misadventures of its 12-year-old delinquent hero as he attempts to escape from the indifference and brutality of his parents, turns to petty thievery, and ends up in a reformatory.

Cast: Albert Remy, Patrick Auffray, Georges Flamant, Yvonne Claudie, Robert Beauvais
Writer(s): François Truffaut

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