The Criterion Collection

The 400 Blows

Edition no. 5

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  • Release Date: March 31 1998
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $39.95
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The Classic Collection
Directed by: François Truffaut
Released in 1959, Francois Truffaut's first feature, The 400 Blows [Les Quatre cents coups], is also his most personal, based on his own stormy childhood. The 400 Blows unsentimentally portrays aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. The film marks Truffaut's passage from leading critic of the French New Wave to his emergence as one of Europe's most brilliant auteurs
  • Year: 1959
  • Time: 99 min.

Technical Specifications

Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: French 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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Subtitles: English
Region: 1/2/3/4/5/6
Discs: 1 Disc |  DVD-5

Supplements

  • Audio commentary by film scholar Brian Stonehill
  • Insert featuring essay by film scholar Annette Insdorf
  • Audio commentary by Truffaut's lifelong-friend Robert Lachenay, and co-writer Marcel Moussy
  • Restoration demonstration
  • Theatrical trailer

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