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The Red Balloon

Original title: Le ballon rouge
  • 19561956
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 34m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
18K
YOUR RATING
The Red Balloon (1956)
Home video trailer for the HD release
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  • Short
  • Comedy
  • Drama
A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
18K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Albert Lamorisse
  • Writer
    • Albert Lamorisse
  • Stars
    • Pascal Lamorisse
    • Sabine Lamorisse
    • Georges Sellier
Top credits
  • Director
    • Albert Lamorisse
  • Writer
    • Albert Lamorisse
  • Stars
    • Pascal Lamorisse
    • Sabine Lamorisse
    • Georges Sellier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 117User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Flight of the Red Balloon
    Trailer 1:19
    Flight of the Red Balloon

    Photos40

    Pascal Lamorisse in The Red Balloon (1956)
    Pascal Lamorisse in The Red Balloon (1956)
    Pascal Lamorisse and Sabine Lamorisse in The Red Balloon (1956)
    Pascal Lamorisse in The Red Balloon (1956)
    Pascal Lamorisse and Vladimir Popov in The Red Balloon (1956)
    Pascal Lamorisse in The Red Balloon (1956)
    Pascal Lamorisse in The Red Balloon (1956)
    The Red Balloon (1956)
    The Red Balloon (1956)
    The Red Balloon (1956)
    The Red Balloon (1956)
    The Red Balloon (1956)

    Top cast

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    Pascal Lamorisse
    Pascal Lamorisse
    • Pascal - le petit garçon
    Sabine Lamorisse
    • La petite fille au ballon bleu
    Georges Sellier
    • Le marchand
    Vladimir Popov
    • Un locataire
    Paul Perey
    • Le père de Pascal
    Renée Marion
    • La mère de Pascal
    Michel Pezin
    Renaud
    Renaud
    • Le jumeau en rouge
    • (uncredited)
    David Séchan
    • L'autre jumeau en rouge
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Albert Lamorisse
    • Writer
      • Albert Lamorisse
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      With its Oscar win for Best Original Screenplay, the film is (as of 2018) the only short film to win an Academy Award outside of the short film categories.
    • Goofs
      For a brief instant, a wire can be seen attached to balloon as the boy waits to cross the street. The wire stands out against the blue coat of the man standing behind him looking on as the boy waits for the intersection to clear.
    • Quotes

      Pascal - le petit garçon: Could you hold my balloon while I'm in school?

    • 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.)
    • Connections
      Featured in Paris non stop (1981)

    User reviews117

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Why do I remember the music?
    With the little grey cells thinner on the ground nowadays, music recall has sadly become a casualty. Asking me to hum a bit of Mozart from memory (I love Mozart) will draw a blank most days. What price then that the gentle melody that accompanies this lovely film came easily back to me over forty years as I read through the postings. It surprised me that no one has highlighted the film's music; for me it eased the belief that a child's balloon trailing a piece of string could display intelligence, devotion, a sense of humour, and then great pathos in its dying. Of course, if this was acting, it was great acting, and how good to hear that the film has resurfaced. I shall continue to watch the listings until it make it onto terrestrial TV, and the get-together will not disappoint. I know this. When I hummed the theme tune through, tears came to my eyes.
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    • gosportmike
    • Jan 14, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Der rote Ballon
    • Filming locations
      • Ménilmontant, Paris 20, Paris, France
    • Production company
      • Films Montsouris
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,570
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,004
      • Nov 18, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $48,980
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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