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movie Breathless

Released: March 16, 1960
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Drama Crime

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.

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