Band of Outsiders
“A Who-Dunit, Who's Got-It, Where-Is-It-Now Wild One From That "Breathless" director Jean-Luc Godard!”
Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.
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Cast
15 people
Anna Karina
Odile
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
Pierrot le Fou
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
Claude Brasseur
Arthur
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
Sami Frey
Franz
Known for
The Truth
Anthony Zimmer
Danièle Girard
English Teacher
Known for
Bed and Board
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Louisa Colpeyn
Madame Victoria
Also in
La Demoiselle d'Avignon
Boomerang
Chantal Darget
Arthur's Aunt
Also in
The Italian of the Roses
Break of Day
Georges Staquet
Legionary
Known for
The Discord
The School Teacher
Ernest Menzer
Arthur's Uncle
Also in
Bed and Board
Night of Death!
Jean-Claude Rémoleux
The Alcoholic Student
Known for
The Trial
Light-Fingered George
Michel Delahaye
The Doorman
Known for
The Shiver of the Vampires
Donkey Skin
Louis Jojot
Also in
Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal
The Boat on the Grass
Jean-Luc Godard Director · Dolores Hitchens Author Michel Legrand Composer
Worldwide gross $183K · Budget $120K · United States release March 15, 1966
Box office
Budget
$120,000
Worldwide gross
$182,857
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Orsay Films
Production
Anouchka Films
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Bande à part
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Switzerland · July 29, 1964
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
France · August 5, 1964
Theatrical
United States · March 15, 1966
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 18, 1964 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
August 17, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 6, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
June 3, 1965 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Brazil
April 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
China
June 13, 2015 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Denmark
May 9, 1966 · Theatrical
Finland
March 26, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
August 29, 1965 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
June 12, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
August 3, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
May 14, 2023 · Premiere · Cine Fan, Forever Godard
Italy
February 12, 2018 · Theatrical · Restored Version
Netherlands
March 25, 1965 · Theatrical
May 25, 2003 · Physical · DVD & Bluray
Peru
May 8, 1968 · Theatrical
Poland
September 12, 2012 · TV
Russia
July 31, 2025 · Theatrical
August 25, 2025 · Digital
Serbia
February 27, 2006 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
South Korea
September 25, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
April 19, 1969 · Theatrical · Madrid
October 23, 1969 · Theatrical · Barcelona
Sweden
April 29, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 27, 1964 · Theatrical
June 22, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
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