Breathless

1960 · directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Rating

98/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion

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.

Breathless (1960), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, rates 98/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jean-Paul Belmondo
• Jean Seberg
• Daniel Boulanger
• Henri-Jacques Huet
• Roger Hanin
• Van Doude
• Claude Mansard
• Liliane Dreyfus
• Michel Fabre
• Jean-Pierre Melville

Crew

• Raoul Coutard — Director of Photography
• Cécile Decugis — Editor
• Martial Solal — Original Music Composer
• Jean-Luc Godard — Screenplay

More from Jean-Luc Godard

1. Contempt (1963) — 94/100 · hit
2. Vivre Sa Vie (1962) — 83/100 · hit
3. Band of Outsiders (1964) — 83/100 · hit
4. Masculin Féminin (1966) — 82/100 · hit
5. La Chinoise (1967) — 80/100 · hit
6. Pierrot le Fou (1965) — 79/100

How these numbers work: Methodology