“The 400 Blows” (Les Quatre Cents Coups), rare vintage US Film Poster release 1959

“The 400 Blows” (orignal title:  Les Quatre Cents Coups)
rare vintage US Film Poster release

dimensions: 30” x 40”
date: 1959
condition: Good. Folded poster; marking on the front along the side fold lines - possibly for fitting the poster into a frame. Paper loss at the bottom left corner. Minor paper and color at the center. Tape on the back, resulting in discoloration on the corresponding areas on the front.

directed by:  Francois Truffaut

Zenith International Realease

ABOUT THE FILM:

Les Quatre Cents Coups (released in the U.S. as "Francois Truffaut's The Four Hundred Blows"), the classic 1959 Francois Truffaut French New Wave semi-autobiographical troubled teen family relationship coming-of-age melodrama ("Angel Faces hell-bent for violence"; based on Truffaut's troubled childhood in France; Leaud played him as a young boy in this movie and went on to portray him in four other Truffaut movies!) starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, and Patrick Auffay (as Rene)

Please note:  Because there were limited screening of this film in the US, not many posters for this market were produced at the time, let alone are in existence, making this an extremely rare find for the 400 Blows and French New Wave film genre enthusiast and collector. Read more about the posters for this film.