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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 96/100. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 781 1960s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic96/100
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
2,087 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Luc GodardScreenplay
- Martial SolalOriginal Music Composer
- Jean-Luc GodardDirector
Cast
- Jean-Paul BelmondoMichel Poiccard / László Kovács
- Jean SebergPatricia Franchini
- Daniel BoulangerPolice Inspector Vital
- Henri-Jacques HuetAntonio Berrutti
- Roger HaninCarl Zubart
- Van DoudeAmerican Journalist, Patricia's Friend
- Claude MansardClaudius Mansard
- Liliane DreyfusLiliane / Minouche
- Michel FabrePolice Inspector #2
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleParvulesco the Writer
- Jean-Luc GodardThe Snitch
- Richard BalducciTolmatchoff
Stills
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Themes
hotel roomdying and deathnewspaperjournalistfriendshipparis, francefightloss of loved oneguncar thiefmarseille, francejournalism
The Best Movies of 1960
Breathless is #5 of 60
