Breathless (1960)

7.5/10 90 min Drama Crime Romance

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.

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

Jean-Luc Godard

The Snitch

Richard Balducci

Tolmatchoff

André S. Labarthe

Journalist at Orly

François Moreuil

Journalist at Orly

Gérard Brach

Photographer (uncredited)

Philippe de Broca

A Journalist (uncredited)

José Bénazéraf

Man in a White Car (uncredited)

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