François Truffaut (director) THE 400 BLOWS [1959] Photo archive

[New York]: Zenith International, [1959]. Set of 19 vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white U.S. photos. One with small tear at top left (mended with archival paper), some scattered creasing, overall near fine or better.

A comprehensive archive of photos from the seminal film of the French New Wave, François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows [Les quatre cents coups]. This was Truffaut’s first feature film and the onscreen debut of actor Jean-Pierre Leaud as Antoine Doinel, who would reprise the role in a number of later films.