Movie

Breathless

“Wild! Violent! Outspoken and Honest!”

★ 7.5(2,039)19601h 30m

Breathless is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Availability checked 14 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Release date: 1960-03-16
Runtime: 1h 30m
Language: French
Budget: $80,000
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: Les Films Impéria

Breathless — trailer

About Breathless

Breathless is a 1960 movie in the Drama, Crime and Romance genres, directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg and Daniel Boulanger. It has a runtime of 1 hour 30 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.5/10 from 2,039 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Breathless in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Poiccard / László Kovács

Jean Seberg

Patricia Franchini

Daniel Boulanger

Police Inspector Vital

Henri-Jacques Huet

Antonio Berrutti

Roger Hanin

Carl Zubart

Van Doude

American Journalist, Patricia's Friend

Claude Mansard

Claudius Mansard

Liliane Dreyfus

Liliane / Minouche

Michel Fabre

Police Inspector #2

Jean-Pierre Melville

Parvulesco the Writer

Jean-Luc Godard

The Snitch

Richard Balducci

Tolmatchoff

Themes & keywords

hotel roomdying and deathnewspaperjournalistfriendshipparis, francefightloss of loved oneguncar thiefmarseille, francejournalismsmokingon the runblack and white