Directed by: François Truffaut
Featuring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay, Marie-France Pisier, Rosy Varte, François Darbon, Jean-François Adam
Year: 1959 | 1962
Time: 99 | 32 min.
Series: The Criterion Collection
Edition #: 5
Licensor
MK2
Release Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
MSRP: $124.95
(Box set exclusive)
4K UHD + Blu-ray
2 Discs
2.35:1
French PCM Mono 1.0
Subtitles: English
Regions None/A
HDR:
HDR10, Dolby Vision
Audio commentary by cinema professor Brian Stonehill
Audio commentary by director François Truffaut’s lifelong friend Robert Lachenay
Rare audition footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan
Newsreel footage from the film’s showing at Cannes
Excerpt from a 1965 interview with François Truffaut in which he discusses his youth, his critical writings, and the origins of the character Antoine Doinel
Excerpt from a 1960 interview with François Truffaut about the global reception of The 400 Blows and his own critical view of the film
Trailer
Truffaut's early short film, Les mistons
Audio commentary for Les mistons by assistant director and future co-writer Claude de Givray
Video essay on Les mistons by film historian Serge Toubiana
Excerpt from the rare documentary François Truffaut (1961) featuring François Truffaut discussing his influences and beginnings, along with Les mistons and The 400 Blows
4K rerelease trailer