Breathless
Mar 16 1960
•2h 30m
•Drama, Crime
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.
Cast
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
Jean Seberg
Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulanger
Police Inspector Vital
Henri-Jacques Huet
Antonio Berrutti
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