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Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons

Original title: La ballade des Dalton
  • 19781978
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 22m
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6.9/10
2K
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Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
  • Animation
  • Comedy
  • Family
A wandering cowboy watches over formidable bandits who, to touch an inheritance, must eliminate the members of the jury who sentenced their uncle.A wandering cowboy watches over formidable bandits who, to touch an inheritance, must eliminate the members of the jury who sentenced their uncle.A wandering cowboy watches over formidable bandits who, to touch an inheritance, must eliminate the members of the jury who sentenced their uncle.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2K
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  • Directors
    • René Goscinny
    • Henri Gruel
    • Morris
  • Writers
    • René Goscinny(comic)
    • Morris(comic)
    • Pierre Tchernia
  • Stars
    • Roger Carel(voice)
    • Georges Atlas(voice)
    • Daniel Ceccaldi(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • René Goscinny
    • Henri Gruel
    • Morris
  • Writers
    • René Goscinny(comic)
    • Morris(comic)
    • Pierre Tchernia
  • Stars
    • Roger Carel(voice)
    • Georges Atlas(voice)
    • Daniel Ceccaldi(voice)
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    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
    Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)

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    Roger Carel
    Roger Carel
    • Min Li Foo, le blanchisseur chinois
    • (voice)
    • …
    Georges Atlas
    • Un Cow-Boy pas content
    • (voice)
    • …
    Daniel Ceccaldi
    Daniel Ceccaldi
    • Lucky Luke
    • (voice)
    Jacques Balutin
    • William Dalton
    • (voice)
    Xavier Depraz
    • Le cow-boy qui évite le train
    • (voice)
    Jacques Deschamps
    • Bud Bugman, le conducteur de locomotive
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gisèle Grimm
      Michel Elias
      • Plume de serpent, le sorcier indien
      • (voice)
      Bernard Haller
      Bernard Haller
      • Ran Tan Plan, le chien le plus bête et le plus symphatique de l'Ouest
      • (voice)
      • …
      Jacques Fabbri
      Jacques Fabbri
      • Thadeus Collins, le directeur de prison
      • (voice)
      Gérard Hernandez
      • Jack Dalton
      • (voice)
      • …
      Henri Labussière
      • L'imprimeur
      • (voice)
      • …
      Roger Lumont
      • Pancho
      • (voice)
      • …
      Jacques Legras
      Jacques Legras
      • Augustus Betting, le notaire
      • (voice)
      Jacques Morel
      • Sam Game, le prêcheur et tricheur repenti
      • (voice)
      Ada Lonati
      • Carmen
      • (voice)
      Henri Poirier
      Henri Poirier
      • Groovy, le juge
      • (voice)
      • …
      Lawrence Riesner
      • L'apprenti maréchal-ferrant
      • (voice)
      • …
      • Directors
        • René Goscinny
        • Henri Gruel
        • Morris
      • Writers
        • René Goscinny(comic)
        • Morris(comic)
        • Pierre Tchernia
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        A picture on the wall has a caricature of Pierre Tchernia (co-script writer of the movie) as a prisoner being taken away by the guards. Pierre Tchernia made plenty of similar cameos in the Asterix series (also by René Goscinny).
      • Connections
        Featured in René Goscinny: Profession humoriste (1998)
      • Soundtracks
        I'm a Poor Lonesome Cowboy
        (Lucky Luke theme)

        Written by Claude Bolling and Jack Fishman

        Performed by Pat Woods

      User reviews4

      Review
      Top review
      10/10
      A dark comedy you kids will enjoy
      To be honest I'm surprise this movie dosen't have a bigger cult fallowing, as it's one of more unique animated features I saw. It dosen't try to dumbed down anything for the children, create a kid-friednly world or try to have some a moral lesson at the end.

      This movie is all about the humor and for most of the time - it's dark! 75% of jokes involves death or if not, they center around such topics drunkenness, religion (to be fair the scene in church is the best part of the movie), there are some non-PC stereotypes (heck, one of the Daltons calls a Chinese person a "Chink") and gun-play.

      I for once strongly enjoy it! The animation is old but with great music and colors its creates a fantastic atmosphere. Characters are memorable, notably the four Dalton brothers and what I adore about it is how slowly the story builds - un-like the razel-dazzle cartoons we get today.

      Over all - An underestimated animated film I recommend for any body who don't mind dark humor and a very unPC world.

      P.S. And yes - If your a Lucky Luke fan you enjoy this movie a such as reading two or three of Lucky Luke books. It's just that good :)
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • May 7, 1979 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Lucky Luke - Sein größter Trick
      • Production companies
        • Dargaud Films
        • Les Productions René Goscinny
        • Studios Idefix
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 22 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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