Movie
Pierrot le Fou
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1965-11-05
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- DDL Cinematografica, Rome-Paris Films, SNC, Films Georges de Beauregard
- Country
- France, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- 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)
- Pascal Aubier as The Second Brother (uncredited)
- Maurice Auzel as The Third Pumpman (uncredited)
- Raymond Devos as The Man from the Port (uncredited)
- Roger Dutoit as The Gangster (uncredited)
- Samuel Fuller as Samuel Fuller (uncredited)
- Pierre Hanin as The Third Brother (uncredited)
- Jimmy Karoubi as The Dwarf (uncredited)
Crew
- Jean-Luc Godard - Director
- Jean-Luc Godard - Writer
- Rémo Forlani - Screenplay
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