Principal cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet and Roger Hanin
Film 128 of 498 on the Screen Path
Breathless
Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!
About the film
Breathless at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1960 film at stop 128 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Raoul Coutard (director of photography), Cécile Decugis (editor), Martial Solal (original music composer) and Jean-Luc Godard (screenplay)
- Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Release
- 1960-03-16
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Jean-Paul BelmondoCharacter: Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
- Jean SebergCharacter: Patricia Franchini
- Daniel BoulangerCharacter: Police Inspector Vital
- Henri-Jacques HuetCharacter: Antonio Berrutti
- Roger HaninCharacter: Carl Zubart
- Van DoudeCharacter: American Journalist, Patricia's Friend
- Claude MansardCharacter: Claudius Mansard
- Liliane DreyfusCharacter: Liliane / Minouche
- Michel FabreCharacter: Police Inspector #2
- Jean-Pierre MelvilleCharacter: Parvulesco the Writer
- Jean-Luc GodardCharacter: The Snitch
- Richard BalducciCharacter: Tolmatchoff
Full crew
Full crew
- Jean-Luc GodardCredits: Screenplay, Director
- Georges de BeauregardCredits: Producer
- Raoul CoutardCredits: Director of Photography
- Martial SolalCredits: Original Music Composer
- Cécile DecugisCredits: Editor
- Jacques MaumontCredits: Sound
- François TruffautCredits: Original Story, Story
- Claude ChabrolCredits: Technical Supervisor, Original Story, Technical Advisor, Story
- Phuong MaittretCredits: Makeup Artist
- Pierre RissientCredits: Assistant Director
- Claude BeausoleilCredits: Camera Operator
- Raymond CauchetierCredits: Still Photographer
- Suzon FayeCredits: Script Supervisor
- Lila HermanCredits: Assistant Editor
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