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The 400 Blows(Movie, 1959)

Original title: "Les Quatre Cents Coups" (French/FR)
1h 39min | Genre: Drama
The 400 BlowsRating: 4.1/5 (with 978978 votes)
The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut. The film, shot in the anamorphic format DyaliScope, stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. One of the defining films of the French New Wave, it displays many of the characteristic traits of the movement. Written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, the film is about Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood adolescent in Paris who struggles with his parents and teachers due to his rebellious behavior. Filmed on location in Paris and Honfleur, it is the first in a series of five films in which Léaud plays the semi-autobiographical character. The 400 Blows received numerous awards and nominations, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director, the OCIC Award, and a Palme d'Or nomination in 1959, and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Scree... ()
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Where to watch The 400 Blows (cinema/streaming/download)?

"The 400 Blows" is available on 1 providers and can be purchased from Amazon Instant Video (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, French
Duration: 1h 39min
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Awards & Nominations for The 400 Blows

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The 400 Blows

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Shot in: Paris
Plays in: Paris
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Translated into 26 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/20/1959 (World premiere: 06/03/1959)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sie kuessten und sie schlugen ihn"
"Os Incompreendidos"
"四百下"
"四百击"
"胡作非为"
"Nikdo mne nemá rád"
"Los 400 golpes"
"Les 400 coups"
"400 המלקות"
"I quattrocento colpi"
"大人は判ってくれない"
"400번의 구타"
"De vierhonderd slagen"
"På vei mot livet"
"400 batów"
"Os 400 Golpes"
"The Four Hundred Blows"

5 movies in the Collection

1959 The 400 Blows
1962 Antoine and Colette ("Antoine et Colette")
1968 Stolen Kisses ("Baisers volés")
1970 Bed and Board ("Domicile conjugal")
1979 Love on the Run ("L'Amour en fuite")

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:5611, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024