France / May 04, 1959 / Cannes Film Festival
Angel faces hell-bent for violence.
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pierre Repp | Professeur d'anglais |
| Guy Decomble | Professeur de français |
| Daniel Couturier | Betrand Mauricet |
| François Nocher | Enfant |
| Richard Kanayan | Enfant |
| Renaud Fontanarosa | Enfant |
| Michel Girard | Enfant |
| Serge Moati | Enfant |
| Bernard Abbou | Enfant |
| Jean-François Bergouignan | Enfant |
| Michel Lesignor | Enfant |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | L' Homme dans la rue |
| Jeanne Moreau | La Femme avec le chien |
| Bouchon | |
| Luc Andrieux | Le Professeur de gym |
| Christian Brocard | L'escroc de la machine à écrire |
| Marius Laurey | Inspecteur Cabanel |
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| Claude Mansard | Le juge |
| Jacques Monod | Le commissaire de police |
| Henri Virlogeux | Le garde de nuit |
| Charles L. Bitsch | Officier de police (non crédité) |
| Philippe de Broca | Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité) |
| François Truffaut | Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité) |
| Louise Chevalier | Une commère(non crédité) |
| Armand Coppello | Petit peu(non crédité) |
| Jacques Demy | Policier (non crédité) |
| Jean Douchet | L'amant de Gilberte (non crédité) |
| Marianne Girard | (non crédité) |
| Jean-Luc Godard | (voix) (non crédité) |
| Simon Jolivet | (non crédité) |
| Laure Paillette | Une commère(non crédité) |
| Gérard Van Ruymbeke | Enfant (non crédité) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Quatre Cents Coups |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films du Carrosse, Sédif Productions |
| Release date | 3 giugno 1959 |
| Production | François Truffaut |
| Writer | François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy |
| Editing | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, Cécile Decugis, Michèle de Possel |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë, Jean Rabier, André Dino, Alain Levent |
| Assistant directors | Francis Cognany, Robert Bober, Philippe de Broca, Alain Jeannel, François Truffaut, Jacqueline Parey |
| Camera operators | Jean Rabier, Henri Decaë, André Dino, Alain Levent |
| Additional photography | Henri Decaë, Jean Rabier, André Dino, Alain Levent |
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| Production design | Bernard Evein |
| Art direction | Bernard Evein |
| Set decoration | Bernard Evein |
| Music | Jean Constantin, Jean Labussière, Jean-Claude Marchetti |
| Sound | Jean Constantin, Jean Labussière, Jean-Claude Marchetti |
| Collection | The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Collection |
Release dates
Premiere
Indonesia / Nov 22, 2025 / Festival Sinema Prancis
Limited release
Belgium / Jun 03, 1959 / AL
Sweden / Jun 03, 1959 / 15
Theatrical release
Denmark / Jun 03, 1959 / 15
Finland / Jun 03, 1959 / K-16
France / Jun 03, 1959 / TP
Italy / Sep 26, 1959
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Germany / Oct 20, 1959
United States / Nov 16, 1959 / NR
United Kingdom / Mar 03, 1960 / PG
Japan / Mar 17, 1960 / G
Hungary / May 19, 1960 / 18
Russia / Oct 03, 1960
Portugal / Mar 23, 1961
South Korea / Apr 13, 2016 / 15
Digital
Poland / Oct 05, 2001 / 18
Australia / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Belgium / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Canada / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
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Denmark / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Finland / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
France / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Iceland / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Ireland / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Mexico / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Netherlands / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
New Zealand / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Norway / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
United Kingdom / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
United States / Dec 22, 2025 / Letterboxd Video Store
Physical media
Australia / Jul 19, 2003 / PG / VHS
Greece / Nov 10, 2003 / Κ / DVD
Spain / Sep 02, 2011 / APTA
Netherlands / Aug 08, 2014 / DVD
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Germany / May 21, 2015 / 12
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