Romance ·Drama ·Action · United States of America · 1983 · 1h 40m

Breathless

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Director
Jim McBride
Cast
Richard Gere as Jesse Valérie Kaprisky as Monica Art Metrano as Birnbaum John P. Ryan as Lt. Parmental William Tepper as Paul Robert Dunn as Sgt. Enright
Crew
Richard H. Kline — Director of Photography Robert Estrin — Editor Jack Nitzsche — Original Music Composer Jim McBride — Screenplay L.M. Kit Carson — Screenplay Martin Erlichman — Producer
Tagline

He's the last man on earth any woman needs...and every woman wants.

Synopsis

Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.

Trailer Breathless — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mexicopoliceeroticismquickiesuspicion of murdermotelseductionfinal examon the runlos angeles, californiaextramarital affairtaking a shower
Key Collaborators
Jim McBride Director Richard H. Kline Director of Photography Robert Estrin Editor Jack Nitzsche Original Music Composer Jim McBride Screenplay L.M. Kit Carson Screenplay Martin Erlichman Producer Richard Sylbert Production Design J. Allen Highfill Costume Design
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