Jules and Jim

Jules et Jim (1962)

Timing: 1:46 (106 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1962-01-23

Country

France

Production

Les Films du Carrosse, Sédif Productions (as S.E.D.I.F.)

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$0

Revenue

$251 407

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Director

François Truffaut

Actors

Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Marie Dubois, Sabine Haudepin, Vanna Urbino, Serge Rezvani, Anny Nelsen, Michel Subor, Danielle Bassiak
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Scenario

Producer

François Truffaut, Marcel Berbert

Operator

Raoul Coutard

Composer

Georges Delerue

Artist

Audition

Editing

Claudine Bouché
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• The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché – “Jules and Jim” (1953).
• Filming took place quite quickly – from April 10th to June 28th, 1961 in Paris, on the French Riviera and in Alsace.
• Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017) had to jump into the river because the stunt double who was supposed to participate in filming showed up on set drunk. After filming, the actress fell ill with a cold and stayed in bed for two days.
• Cinematographer Raoul Coutard (1924-2016) used lightweight filming equipment that had never been used before, and even mounted some cameras on bicycles.
• François Truffaut (1932-1984) was so nervous on the night of the premiere that he decided to watch one of the Marx Brothers’ films instead of his own.
• When the money allocated for the film’s production ran out, Jeanne Moreau invested her own funds.
• François Truffaut disliked shooting love scenes, which is why the love scenes involving Jim and Jules were filmed in semi-darkness.