Pierrot le Fou

Name: Pierrot le Fou
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
Released: 1965-11-05
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani, Aicha Abadir, Henri Attal

1965·Movie·15·110 min·★ 7.3(945)

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

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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Spain	Filmin	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Google Play Movies
Brazil	Telecine Amazon Channel	—
Japan	U-NEXT	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FOD

About Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou is a 1965 French-language drama, romance and crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The cast is led by Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max.

Pierrot le Fou was produced by DDL Cinematografica, Rome-Paris Films, and SNC and made in France and Italy. It was released on November 5, 1965, and carries a 15 certification.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writers: Jean-Luc Godard, Rémo Forlani
Release date: November 5, 1965
Original language: French
Age rating: 15
Status: Released
Country: France, Italy
Budget: $0 million
Production: DDL Cinematografica, Rome-Paris Films, SNC

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Pierrot le Fou cast & crew

Pierrot le Fou was directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written by Jean-Luc Godard and Rémo Forlani.

The cast features Jean-Paul Belmondo as Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot', Anna Karina as Marianne Renoir, Graziella Galvani as Maria, Ferdinand's Wife, Aicha Abadir as Aicha Abadir (uncredited), Henri Attal as The First Pumpman (uncredited), and Pascal Aubier as The Second Brother (uncredited).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Antoine Duhamel, cinematography is by Raoul Coutard, and it was produced by Georges de Beauregard and Dino De Laurentiis.

Is Pierrot le Fou worth watching?

Pierrot le Fou holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 945 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, romance, and crime, Pierrot le Fou is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Pierrot le Fou

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