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Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

You've met the tame Godard, the love Godard, the think Godard, ...now meet the wild Godard!

Genres

DramaRomanceCrime

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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.

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Budget

$300000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

05 November 1965

Country

France

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Marianne Renoir

Graziella Galvani

Graziella Galvani

Maria, Ferdinand's Wife

Aicha Abadir

Aicha Abadir

Aicha Abadir (uncredited)

Henri Attal

Henri Attal

Le Premier Pompiste (uncredited)

Pascal Aubier

Pascal Aubier

Le Deuxième Frère (uncredited)

Maurice Auzel

Maurice Auzel

Le Troisième Pompiste (uncredited)

Raymond Devos

Raymond Devos

L'Homme du Port (uncredited)

Roger Dutoit

Roger Dutoit

The Gangster (uncredited)

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller (uncredited)

Pierre Hanin

Pierre Hanin

Le Troisième Frère (uncredited)

Jimmy Karoubi

Jimmy Karoubi

Le Nain (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Hans Meyer

Hans Meyer

Gangster (uncredited)

Krista Nell

Krista Nell

Madame Staquet (uncredited)

Dirk Sanders

Dirk Sanders

Fred (uncredited)

Georges Staquet

Georges Staquet

Frank (uncredited)

László Szabó

László Szabó

L'Exilé Politique (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Le Deuxième Pompiste (uncredited)

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