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The 400 Blows (Les Quatre cents coups) ()

Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decomble

Release Date: November 16, 1959

Runtime: 1 hr. 40 mins.

Genre: Drama

"The 400 Blows" marks the birth of legendary nouvelle vague character Antoine Doinel; his is the story of a 13-year-old wild child whose adventures were based on director Francois Truffaut's own adolescence.

Synopsis

"The 400 Blows" marks the birth of legendary nouvelle vague character Antoine Doinel; his is the story of a 13-year-old wild child whose adventures were based on director Francois Truffaut's own adolescence.