À bout de souffle
Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!
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.
Breathless (1960) is a drama, crime and romance film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, released on March 16, 1960 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger and Henri-Jacques Huet. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 2,084 ratings.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
Jean Seberg
as Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulanger
as Police Inspector Vital
Henri-Jacques Huet
as Antonio Berrutti
Roger Hanin
as Carl Zubart
Van Doude
as American Journalist, Patricia's Friend
Claude Mansard
as Claudius Mansard
Liliane Dreyfus
as Liliane / Minouche
Michel Fabre
as Police Inspector #2
Jean-Pierre Melville
as Parvulesco the Writer
Jean-Luc Godard
as The Snitch
Richard Balducci
as Tolmatchoff
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, written by Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol, produced by Georges de Beauregard.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 2,084 ratings.
A key film of the late Fifties/early Sixties French New Wave, <i>À bout de souffle</i> (Breathless) opens with suave lowlife Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) stealing a car. When he's caught speeding on the way to Paris and pursued by the police, Michel kills the officer. Desperate to collect some money owed and make his escape to Italy, he hides out with Patricia (Jean Seberg), an American girl he had slept…
Reviewed on September 2, 2018
Jean-Paul Belmondo spends much of this film in just his boxers after his "Poiccard/Kovacs" character pinches a car, kills the pursuing police officer and the ends up taking refuge with his new journalism student friend "Patricia" (Jean Seberg). She's not quite aware of the extent of the trouble her new beau is in when he sets about trying to convince her that he has some cash coming and that they should go and live…
Reviewed on March 14, 2024
Summary: 10/10: a landmark film that invented the grammar contemporary cinema still speaks, and a sharper cultural critique than it's often given credit for. Taken out of its historical moment, Jean-Luc Godard's first feature isn't necessarily thrilling. But for 1960, it was groundbreaking, a film that shattered conventions so thoroughly that its innovations are now invisible, absorbed completely into the language…
Reviewed on July 9, 2026
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Breathless (1960) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Darkroom and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Breathless (1960) includes Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet and Roger Hanin. The film was directed by Jean-Luc Godard. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Breathless was released on March 16, 1960 and runs for 1h 30m.
Breathless (1960) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 2,084 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, crime and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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