The 400 Blows

Tells the story of a young boy who is not loved at home or wanted at school and whose fugitive existence leads to a reform school. Presents an autobiographical work about director Francois Truffaut's childhood that dramatizes the universal experience of growing up. French with English subtitles.

Credits

Directed by
François Truffaut
Written by
François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy
Cast
François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Jacques Demy, Serge Moati, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean Douchet, Philippe de Broca, Charles Bitsch, Jacques Audiberti, Albert Rémy, Christian Brocard, Claire Maurier, Luc Andrieux, Claude Mansard …
Produced by
François Truffaut
Cinematography
Henri Decaë
Music
Jean Constantin
Edited by
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Complete catalog record
, Truffaut drew upon his own anguished childhood to tell the story of Antoine Doinel, a 12-year-old schoolboy who lives at home in an atmosphere of indifference and suffers punishment at school. Eventually, he is sent to a reform school from which he escapes cross-country to the sea. The film's final freeze-frame is indelibly etched in film history. (Circulates)
, Tells the story of a young boy who is not loved at home or wanted at school and whose fugitive existence leads to a reform school. Presents an autobiographical work about director Francois Truffaut's childhood that dramatizes the universal experience of growing up. French with English subtitles., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q162331 ↗ — country, credits