The 400 Blows

Francois Truffaut's semi-autobiographical first feature stars Jean-Pierre L�aud as Antoine Doinel, an unruly young Parisian whose unhappiness leads him into trouble. Frequently running away from school and home, Antoine spends much of his time playing with his friends on the steets of the city; but events take a more serious turn when an accusation of plagiarism leads him to quit school and the theft of a typewriter lands him in trouble with the police. L�aud was to reprise his role as Doinel in four further Truffaut-directed adventures: 'Antoine et Colette' (1962), 'Baiser vol�s' (1968), 'Domicile conjugal' (1970), and 'Love on the Run' (1979).

Director: François Truffaut
Producer: François Truffaut
Writer: François Truffaut
Writer: Marcel Moussy
Music: Jean Constantin
Cinematographer: Henri Decaë
Actor: Jean-Pierre Léaud
Actor: Claire Maurier
Actor: Albert Remy
Actor: Guy Decomble
Actor: Patrick Auffray
Actor: Robert Beauvais
Actor: Jacques Monod
Actor: Claude Mansard
Actor: Marius Laurey
Actor: Daniel Couturier