Principal cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir and Henri Attal
Film 168 of 498 on the Screen Path
Pierrot le Fou
You've met the tame Godard, the love Godard, the think Godard, ...now meet the wild Godard!
About the film
Pierrot le Fou at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1965 film at stop 168 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Key craft credits
Raoul Coutard (director of photography), Françoise Collin (editor), Antoine Duhamel (original music composer), Rémo Forlani (screenplay) and Pierre Guffroy (production design)
- Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Release
- 1965-11-05
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Romance and Crime
- 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: Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'
- Anna KarinaCharacter: Marianne Renoir
- Graziella GalvaniCharacter: Maria, Ferdinand's Wife
- Aicha AbadirCharacter: Aicha Abadir (uncredited)
- Henri AttalCharacter: The First Pumpman (uncredited)
- Pascal AubierCharacter: The Second Brother (uncredited)
- Maurice AuzelCharacter: The Third Pumpman (uncredited)
- Raymond DevosCharacter: The Man from the Port (uncredited)
- Roger DutoitCharacter: The Gangster (uncredited)
- Samuel FullerCharacter: Samuel Fuller (uncredited)
- Pierre HaninCharacter: The Third Brother (uncredited)
- Jimmy KaroubiCharacter: The Dwarf (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Jean-Luc GodardCredits: Director, Writer
- Pierre GuffroyCredits: Production Design
- Raoul CoutardCredits: Director of Photography
- Georges de BeauregardCredits: Producer
- Françoise CollinCredits: Editor
- Antoine DuhamelCredits: Original Music Composer
- Lionel WhiteCredits: Novel
- Jean-Pierre LéaudCredits: Assistant Director
- Dino De LaurentiisCredits: Producer
- Philippe FourastiéCredits: Assistant Director
- Antoine BonfantiCredits: Sound
- Georges LironCredits: Camera Operator
- Rémo ForlaniCredits: Screenplay
- René LevertCredits: Sound Engineer
- Roger ScipionCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Roger FerretCredits: Unit Manager
- Roger RobertCredits: Key Grip
- Jean GarcenotCredits: Camera Operator
- René DemoulinCredits: Production Manager
- Georges PierreCredits: Still Photographer
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