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Zero for Conduct
Zéro de conduite
Directed by Jean Vigo
1933•44m•NR•★ 7.3
Comedy / Drama
Synopsis
Repressed young boys at a strict, repressive French boarding school organize an anarchic rooftop rebellion against their tyrannical authoritarian teachers and diminutive headmaster. Jean Vigo's joyful, poetic-surrealist subversive manifesto that directly inspired Truffaut's The 400 Blows.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJean Vigo
WriterJean Vigo
CinematographyBoris Kaufman
MusicMaurice Jaubert
Principal Cast
Jean DastéSupervisor Huguet
Léon LariveTeacher
Raphaël DiligentFirefighter
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Robert le FlonSupervisor Pète-SecDV
Du VerronGeneral Supervisor Bec-de-GazD
DelphinPrincipalMÉ
Madame ÉmileMother HaricotLd
Louis de GonzaguePrefectTechnical Specifications
Runtime44m
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DirectorJean Vigo
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR
StudioArgos Films
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