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400 Blows (The) AKA Les quatre cents coups (Blu-ray) (1959)
Angel faces hell-bent for violence.Director: François Truffaut
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by cinema professor Brian Stonehill
Audio commentary with Robert Lachenay and Serge Toubiana -
Extras:"Cannes 1959" featurette (5:51)
"Cinéastes de Notre Temps" featurette (22:27)
"Cinepanorama" featurette (6:52)
"Auditions" featurette (6:24)
Theatrical Trailer (3:47) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Comes with an 8-page fold-out booklet containing stills, cast and crew listing and a brief essay on the cinema of François Truffaut by film professor Annette Insdorf.
The first audio commentary is in English while all other extras are in French with optional English subtitles.
Reissued in a dual format edition with the DVD copy.
Reissued in a single disc keep case edition. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by cinema professor Brian Stonehill
Audio commentary with Robert Lachenay and Serge Toubiana -
Extras:"Cannes 1959" featurette (5:51)
"Cinéastes de Notre Temps" featurette (22:27)
"Cinepanorama" featurette (6:52)
"Auditions" featurette (6:24)
Theatrical Trailer (3:47) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Comes with an 8-page fold-out booklet containing stills, cast and crew listing and a brief essay on the cinema of François Truffaut by film professor Annette Insdorf.
The first audio commentary is in English while all other extras are in French with optional English subtitles.
Reissued in a dual format edition with the DVD copy.
Reissued in a single disc keep case edition. -
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Extras:Screen Tests (6:42)
Trailer (3:03) -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 VC-1
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
French DTS 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Film Introduction by Serge Toubiana (4:10)
Screen Tests for the child actors (6:26)
"Les mistons" 1957 short (17:18)
Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
Bonus Trailers
- "The Antoine Doinel Collection" (0:44)
- "Two English Girls" (2:14)
- "Le Plaisir" (4:06)
- "The Grand Illusion" (4:07)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also part of the 4-disc "François Truffaut - Collection 1" which includes "The 400 Blows", "Stolen Kisses", "Bed and Board" and "Love on the Run".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "The 400 Blows" (1959) (99:44)
Audio commentary with Robert Lachenay and Serge Toubiana
2001 introduction by Serge Toubiana (4:27)
"Cinéaste de notre temps" TV show excerpt from 1965 (4:35)
1969 interview with François Truffaut (2:01)
Auditions (6:44)
"Les mistons" 1957 short (with optional commentary by Serge Toubiana and Claude de Givray) (18:35)
2001 introduction to "Les mistons" by Serge Toubiana (1:49)
Original Theatrical Trailer (3:57)
DISC TWO
* "Antoine and Colette" short (1962) (30:44)
* "Stolen Kisses" (1968) (91:32)
Audio commentary on "Antoine and Colette" with Marie-France Pisier and Serge Toubiana
Audio commentary on "Stolen Kisses" with Claude Jade, Claude de Givray and Serge Toubiana
2001 introduction for "Antoine and Colette by Serge Toubiana (1:47)
2001 introduction for "Stolen Kisses" by Serge Toubiana (3:32)
1968 interview with François Truffaut by Sélim Sasson (8:12)
"Cinéastes de notre temps: 10 Years 10 Films" TV show excerpt from 1970 (9:00)
"Cinéastes de notre temps: Rushes" TV show excerpt from 1970 (7:58)
"France 3 Auvergne" news program excerpt from 1975 (3:01)
"Support for Henri Langlois" 1968 short (1:24)
"Stolen Kisses" Original Theatrical Trailer (4:02)
DISC THREE
* "Bed and Board" (1970) (97:39)
Audio commentary with Claude Jade, Claude de Givray and Serge Toubiana
2001 introduction by Serge Toubiana (3:33)
"Cinéastes de notre temps: 10 Years 10 Films" TV show excerpt from 1970 (5:25)
"Variances" 1970 interview (6:13)
"Midi Magazine" 1970 interview with François Truffaut (3:46)
"Première-Magazine" 1970 interview with François Truffaut (10:17)
1970 interview with Claude Jade (3:23)
"Nord Actualités" 1970 interview with François Truffaut (4:04)
"Bulletin d’informations" 1970 interview with François Truffaut (10:52)
"Working with Truffaut" 1986 interviews, reedited in 2003 (45:06)
Original Theatrical Trailer (3:16)
DISC FOUR
* "Love on the Run" (1979) (95:18)
Audio commentary with Marie-France Pisier and Serge Toubiana
2001 introduction by Serge Toubiana (4:05)
"Ciné-regards" TV show excerpt, introducing Love on the Run from 1979 (3:35)
"Salle des fêtes : Cinéma" 1979 interview with Marie-France Pisier, Claude Jade and Dorothée (3:41)
"Spécial Cinéma" 1979 TV show on Love on the Run (20:36)
Original Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
2021 "Les Aventures d’Antoine Doinel" trailer (1:37) -
Subtitles:French HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Transfers from 4K restorations.
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Amazon France
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Extras:"Film Introduction by Serge Toubiana" featurette (4:10)
Screen Tests for the child actors (6:26)
"Les mistons" 1957 short (17:18)
Theatrical Trailer (2:02)
Bonus Trailers
- "The Antoine Doinel Collection" (0:44)
- "Two English Girls" (2:14)
- "Le Plaisir" (4:06)
- "The Grand Illusion" (4:07)
- "Belle de Jour" (2:33) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Robert Lachenay and Serge Toubiana
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Extras:Film Introduction by Serge Toubiana (4:15)
Screen Tests for the child actors (6:26)
Theatrical Trailer (3:47) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in French with optional English subtitles.
Also available in the 4 disc "The Adventures of Antoine Doinel" which includes "The 400 Blows", "Stolen Kisses", "Bed & Board", and "Love on the Run". -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Robert Lachenay and Serge Toubiana (2002)
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Extras:Audition Footage (6:42)
"Les mistons" ("The Mischief Makers") 1957 short (18:13)
"Truffaut, Bazin, Renoir: A Love Story" presentation by Catherine Wheatley (2022) (19:41)
"Images of Paris" shorts (with Play All) (7:55)
- Panorama Around the Eiffel Tower (1900) (1:14)
- Lunch on the Eiffel Tower (Topical Budget 149-1) (1914) (1:06)
- Metropolitan Railway of Paris (1913) (5:34)
Image Gallery (1:08)
Original Theatrical Trailer (3:57)
2022 Theatrical Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):French LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Includes a fully illustrated booklet in the first pressing. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The Criterion releases have some exclusive extras.
The French "Les Aventures d'Antoine Doinel" has some differing exclusive extras. Note all the films in the set use 4K restoration transfers.
The UK BFI release has some differing exclusive extras, and note it also uses the 4K restoration transfer.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (100:02).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (100:02).
- Blu-ray ALL France- MK2 - No cuts (99:39).
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Concorde - No cuts (99:59).
- Blu-ray B Les Aventures d'Antoine Doinel France- Carlotta Films - No cuts (99:44).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Studio Canal - No cuts (99:59).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Artificial Eye - No cuts (99:31).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (99:44)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 14/03/08
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/04/22UPDATE LOG:
14/03/08: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
28/02/10: Added US entry.
24/02/18: Added UK release.
02/01/19: Added Germany, updated UK, capsaholic.
08/12/21: Added France Carlotta.
19/04/22: Added Canada, Germany Studio Canal, UK BFI.
21/04/22: Updated France MK2.
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