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The Departure

6.6(47)19671h 25m1

A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time.

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Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • car race
  • car mechanic
  • belgium
  • porsche

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Release dates

  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical6 Mar 1967
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical6 Dec 1967
    • PhysicalDVD15 Jul 2012
    • Digital / OTTVOD13 Nov 2017
    • Theatrical (limited)Re-release21 Nov 2018
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix15 Oct 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1613 Oct 1967
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical161 Jan 1969

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The Departure was released on 6 March 1967.

Audience reviews

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    hand2a

    1/22/2025

    7/10

    A film that never stops to breathe, when perhaps it should. Lots of striking imagery. I especially loved all the various shots of cars, especially the half car. Léaud’s character is mental and he plays it very well. Also an amazing title sequence 3.5/5

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