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The Red Balloon (1956)
Le ballon rouge (original title)

APPROVED  34 min  -  Family | Fantasy | Short   -  11 March 1957 (USA)
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A red balloon with a life of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.

Director:

Albert Lamorisse

Writer:

Albert Lamorisse

Stars:

Pascal Lamorisse, Sabine Lamorisse and Georges Sellier
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Cast

Cast overview:
Pascal Lamorisse ...
Pascal the Boy
Georges Sellier Georges Sellier ...
Shopkeeper
Vladimir Popov Vladimir Popov ...
Tennant
Paul Perey Paul Perey
René Marion René Marion ...
Pascal's Father
Sabine Lamorisse Sabine Lamorisse ...
Little Girl
Michel Pezin Michel Pezin
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Storyline

A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient balloon, and it begins to follow him. It follows the boy to school, to the bus, and to church. Boy and balloon play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of boys that wants to destroy the balloon. Winner of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and there is almost no dialog spoken in the film. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Balloon | Red Balloon | Little Boy | School | Following  | See more »

Genres:

Family | Fantasy | Short

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El globo rojo See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films Montsouris See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This film had its American network television premiere as a special episode of G.E. True Theater on CBS in 1961. However, it was broadcast in black and white. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When his balloon is stolen by other boys they are seen holding a much longer rope on the balloon and one that has a long bit dangling from the balloon. See more »

Crazy Credits

Avec le concours: Des Enfants De Ménilmontant et Des Ballons De La Région Parisiénne (Translation: With the assistance of: The Children of Ménilmontant and The Balloons of the Paris region.) See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Revenge of the Red Balloon (2000) See more »