Breathless
A charismatic small‑time thief on the run after impulsively killing a cop must convince his lover to flee with him to Italy before relentless police close in.
“Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!”
Synopsis
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively kills a motorcycle police officer. Now a fugitive, he tries to convince a woman to flee with him to Italy.
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A crew of 81+ credited
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Edited by Cecile DecugisShot by Raoul CoutardScored by Martial Solal
Box Office
1960 · Box office
Produced on a $80K budget
Production budget
$80K
Also known as
- Ausser Atemde
- Außer Atemde
- Breathlessen
- Sin alientoes
- Fino all'ultimo respiroit
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Cast & Crew
81 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jean Paul Belmondo
as Michel Poiccard a.k.a. Laszlo Kovacs
Jean Seberg
as Patricia Franchini
Richard Balducci
as Tolmatchoff
Daniel Boulanger
as Police Inspector Vital
Rene Bernard
as Journalist at Orly
Henri Jacques Huet
as Antonio Berrutti
Roger Hanin
as Carl Zubart
Gerard Brach
as Photographer
Van Doude
as American Journalist, Patricia's Friend
Philippe De Broca
as Journalist
Claude Mansard
as Claudius Mansard
Jose Benazeraf
as Man in wite car and elevator
Supporting cast
24Liliane Dreyfus
as Liliane / Minouche
Jean Domarchi
as Stolen man in toilets
Michel Fabre
as Police Inspector #2
Jean Douchet
as Man looking at traffic victim
Jean Pierre Melville
as Parvulesco the Writer
Jean Luc Godard
as The Snitch
Andre S Labarthe
as Journalist at Orly
Francois Moreuil
as Journalist at Orly
Jacques Lourcelles
Liliane Robin
as Minouche
Jean Herman
as Soldier on the Champs-Elysées
Lila Herman
as Tolmatchoff's secretary
Raymond Hunflet
as Journalist at Orly
Raymond Huntley
as A Journalist (uncredited)
Louiguy
as (uncredited)
Michel Mourlet
as Audience in the Movie Theater (uncredited)
Guido Orlando
as (uncredited)
Madame Paul
as (uncredited)
Jean Louis Richard
as A Journalist (uncredited)
Jacques Serguine
as (uncredited)
Jacques Siclier
as (uncredited)
Virginie Ullmann
as (uncredited)
Jacques Rivette
as Traffic victim
Emile Villion
as (uncredited)
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
46Adolfo Martinez
Antonio Berrutti (1992 VHS)
Juan Amador Pulido
Antonio Berrutti (2001 DVD)
Pierre Rissient
assistant director (uncredited)
Lila Herman
assistant editor (uncredited)
Christian Dines
bonus material editor (uncredited)
Claude Beausoleil
camera operator (uncredited)
Mariano Fraile
Carl Zubart (1992 VHS)
Juan Carlos Lozano
Carl Zubart (2001 DVD)
Raoul Coutard
Cinematographer (uncredited)
Martial Solal
Composer (uncredited)
Antonio Inchausti
Consierge (1992 VHS)
Cecile Decugis
Editor (uncredited)
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