Breathless

May 13, 1983

1h 40m

★ 5.9

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Orion Pictures

Breathless Associates

Miko Productions

Breathless Trailers

Cast

Jesse

Richard Gere

Monica

Valérie Kaprisky

Birnbaum

Art Metrano

Lt. Parmental

John P. Ryan

Paul

William Tepper

Sgt. Enright

Robert Dunn

Berrutti

Garry Goodrow

Salesgirl

Lisa Jane Persky

Grocer

James Hong

Tomachoff

Waldemar Kalinowski

Highway Patrolman

Jack Leustig

Dr. Boudreaux

Eugène Lourié

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