Actor

François Truffaut

1956–present1932–1984DocumentaryDramaComedy

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 27 films ↗Also wrote 37 screenplays ↗

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Known For

71 acting credits

as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)

The 400 Blows

as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)

1959

The 400 Blows

as Claude Lacombe

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Claude Lacombe

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Filmography

2025Postface à l’AtalanteSelf 2024François Truffaut: My Life, a ScreenplaySelf (archive footage)6.4 2023Godard CinemaSelf (archive footage)5.5 2023Godard by GodardSelf (archive footage)7.8 2023Passion Fanny ArdantSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)7.8 2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cameraSelf (archive footage)

About

François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.

As Director

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1959The 400 Blows 1968Stolen Kisses 1962Antoine and Colette 1970Bed and Board 1979Love on the Run 1977The Man Who Loved Women

As Screenwriter

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1983Breathless 1977The Man Who Loved Women 1970The Wild Child 1976Small Change 1973Day for Night 1980The Last Metro

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