---
title: 'Every Man for Himself (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Luc Godard'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Austria'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/every-man-for-himself-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079854/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Every Man for Himself (1980)

1980 · 87 min · Drama · Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland

Original title: Sauve qui peut (la vie)

## Synopsis

Every Man for Himself is a 1980 drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jean-Luc Godard that is set in and was filmed in Switzerland. It stars Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye, with a score by Gabriel Yared. Nathalie Baye won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. It also was submitted as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Luc Godard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-luc-godard)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Luc Godard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-luc-godard), [Anne-Marie Miéville](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-mieville), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere)
- **Editor:** [Jean-Luc Godard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-luc-godard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gabriel Yared](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-yared)
- **Producer:** [Alain Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-sarde)
- **Director of Photography:** [Renato Berta](https://cinepixo.com/people/renato-berta), [William Lubtchansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lubtchansky)

## Cast

- [Isabelle Huppert](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-huppert)
- [Hélène Hazera](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-hazera)
- [Jacques Dutronc](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-dutronc)
- [Nathalie Baye](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-baye)
- [Roger Jendly](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-jendly)
- [Roland Amstutz](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-amstutz)
- [Fred Personne](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-personne)

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