Les Quatre Cents Coups

Paris streets, autumn leaves, a torn notebook page. A young boy and his friend dodge adult indifference, their schemes unraveling. Truffaut's coming-of-age tale sets the tone for the French New Wave.

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François Truffaut directed Les Quatre Cents Coups in 1959. See François Truffaut's full filmography, where to start with François Truffaut, or where to go after you've seen everything by François Truffaut.

Les Quatre Cents Coups was released in 1959 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.