Pierrot le Fou
7.4
“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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Cast
20 people
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'
Known for
Breathless
The Professional
Anna Karina
Marianne Renoir
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
Band of Outsiders
Graziella Galvani
Maria, Ferdinand's Wife
Known for
Kapo
Aicha Abadir
Aicha Abadir (uncredited)
Henri Attal
The First Pumpman (uncredited)
Known for
Fantomas
Vivre Sa Vie
Pascal Aubier
The Second Brother (uncredited)
Known for
Siberiade
Maurice Auzel
The Third Pumpman (uncredited)
Known for
Ace of Aces
The Vultures
Raymond Devos
The Man from the Port (uncredited)
Known for
The Severed Heads
Roger Dutoit
The Gangster (uncredited)
Known for
Maigret Sees Red
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller (uncredited)
Known for
A Return to Salem's Lot
The American Friend
Pierre Hanin
The Third Brother (uncredited)
Jimmy Karoubi
The Dwarf (uncredited)
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The Woman for Joe
Code Name: Tiger
Jean-Luc Godard Director · Rémo Forlani Screenplay Lionel White Author
Budget $300K · United States release January 8, 1969 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Rome-Paris Films
Production
SNC
Production
Films Georges de Beauregard
Production
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hungarian · Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 29, 1965
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · November 5, 1965
Theatrical
United States · January 8, 1969
Theatrical
United States
August 16, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 14, 2013 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Argentina
May 28, 1968 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 14, 1966 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 26, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
February 17, 1966 · Theatrical
Finland
May 13, 1966 · Theatrical
France
May 16, 2009 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 12, 2021 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
Germany
December 17, 1965 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
January 29, 1966 · Theatrical
Japan
October 18, 1966 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 18, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 5, 1967 · Theatrical · Amsterdam
January 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
February 25, 2010 · Physical · Bluray
Peru
February 29, 1968 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 29, 1966 · Theatrical
Russia
June 11, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
September 21, 1966 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 26, 1966 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 26, 1966 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 1, 1965 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
April 1, 1966 · Theatrical · London
July 27, 1990 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 21, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Uruguay
March 18, 1968 · Theatrical
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