Overview:
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.| Original Title: | À bout de souffle |
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| Status: | Released (1960-03-16) |
| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award5 wins & 4 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $414,173 |
| Screen: | François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol |
| Productions: | Les Films Impéria, Les Productions Georges de Beauregard, SNC |
| Production Countries: | France |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, English |
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Casts
- 3829: Jean-Paul Belmondo - Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
- 3830: Jean Seberg - Patricia Franchini
- 3573: Daniel Boulanger - Police Inspector Vital
- 3832: Henri-Jacques Huet - Antonio Berrutti
- 3836: Roger Hanin - Carl Zubart
- 3833: Van Doude - American Journalist, Patricia's Friend
- 3834: Claude Mansard - Claudius Mansard
Crews
- 3779: Georges de Beauregard - Producer - Production
- 3776: Jean-Luc Godard - Screenplay - Writing
- 3540: Raoul Coutard - Director of Photography - Camera
- 3837: Martial Solal - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3838: Cécile Decugis - Editor - Editing
- 3776: Jean-Luc Godard - Director - Directing
- 3571: Jacques Maumont - Sound - Sound
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Reviews
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A key film of the late Fifties/early Sixties French New Wave, <i>À bout de souffle</i> (Breathless) opens with suave lowlife Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) stealing a car. When he's caught speeding on the way to Paris and pursued by the police, Michel kills the officer. Despera ....
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Jean-Paul Belmondo spends much of this film in just his boxers after his "Poiccard/Kovacs" character pinches a car, kills the pursuing police officer and the ends up taking refuge with his new journalism student friend "Patricia" (Jean Seberg). She's not quite aware of the extent of ....
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