The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups)

- 1959
- France
- 101 min
- PG
- Directed by: François Truffaut
- Written by: François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy
- Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble
Still amazingly fresh after all these years, Truffaut's debut about a 13-year-old Parisian boy's odyssey through his depressing family life is intensely moving and startlingly perceptive about childhood. A masterpiece.
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