Les Cousins (film)

Les Cousins
Film poster
Directed byClaude Chabrol
Written byPaul Gégauff (dialogue)
Story byClaude Chabrol
Produced byClaude Chabrol
StarringGérard Blain
Jean-Claude Brialy
Juliette Mayniel
CinematographyHenri Decaë
Edited byJacques Gaillard
Music byPaul Misraki
Distributed byLes Films Marceau (France)
Release date
  • 11 March 1959 (1959-03-11)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Les Cousins (English: The Cousins) is a 1959 French New Wave drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It tells a story about two cousins, the decadent Paul, played by Jean-Claude Brialy, and the naïve Charles, played by Gérard Blain. The film won the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.