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Breathless(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-03-16
75%
1874 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!
Overview:
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.
Languages: French, English.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies:
Les Films Impéria
Les Productions Georges de Beauregard
SNC
Movie: Breathless
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
Jean Seberg
Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulanger
Police Inspector Vital
Henri-Jacques Huet
Antonio Berrutti
Roger Hanin
Carl Zubart
Van Doude
American Journalist, Patricia's Friend
Claude Mansard
Claudius Mansard
Liliane Dreyfus
Liliane / Minouche
Jean-Pierre Melville
Parvulesco the Writer
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