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The 400 Blows

 1959
 99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)
The 400 Blows
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Directed by

François Truffaut

Starring

Jean-Pierre Leaud · Claire Maurier · Albert Rmy · Guy Decomble · Georges FlamantPatrick Auffay

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
16th November 1959
France release date France release
3rd June 1959
Uruguay release date Uruguay release
5th August 1959

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Jan '22
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: £13.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Not Rated

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £13.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $167.8 Thousand

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News from around the web
The 400 Blows | Plot, Cast, Crew, & Facts  Britannica Mon, 10th August 2026

The beach that gave us cinema’s most indelible closing sequence  Far Out Magazine Fri, 10th April 2026

Claire Maurier, the Narcissistic Mother in ‘400 Blows,’ Dies at 97  The New York Times Fri, 15th May 2026

Classic Film Review: Peak “Nouvelle Vague,” Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows” (1959)  rogersmovienation.com Thu, 22nd January 2026

The 400 Blows review – François Truffaut’s coming-of-age masterwork  The Guardian Thu, 6th January 2022

Skipping School in The 400 Blows  crimereads.com Fri, 4th October 2024