The Departure
6.4
A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time.
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Cast
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Jean-Pierre Léaud
Marc
Known for
The 400 Blows
Masculin Féminin
Catherine-Isabelle Duport
Michèle
Known for
Masculin Féminin
Jacqueline Bir
The Woman
Also in
Rabat
I Know I'll See Your Face Again
Paul Roland
The Boss
Also in
If the Wind Frightens You
Les Schtroumpfs
Paul Frère
Self
Leon Dony
Car Salesman
Lucien Charbonnier
Sausage Seller
Also in
You Won't Have Alsace-Lorraine
God Wills It So
Georges Aubrey
Also in
On the Tip of the Tongue
The Erasers
John Dobrynine
Marc's Friend
Known for
Erased
Nico, 1988
Bernard Graczyk
The Colleague at the Hair Salon
Also in
L'etreinte
Marieke, Marieke
Marthe Dugard
Also in
Peace in the Fields
Les Portes Claquent
Maxane
Jerzy Skolimowski Director · Andrzej Kostenko Screenplay Krzysztof Komeda Composer
First release March 6, 1967 · Produced in Belgium · Original title Le départ
Production
Elisabeth Films
Production
Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le départ
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · March 6, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 6, 1967 · Theatrical
July 15, 2012 · Physical · DVD
November 13, 2017 · Digital · VOD
November 21, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
October 15, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
October 13, 1967 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1969 · Theatrical
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