Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)

A wandering cowboy watches over formidable bandits who, to touch an inheritance, must eliminate the members of the jury who sentenced their uncle.

Directors:

René Goscinny, Henri Gruel

Writers:

René Goscinny (comic), Morris (comic)

Stars:

Roger Carel, Georges Atlas, Daniel Ceccaldi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Carel	...	Min Li Foo, le blanchisseur chinois / Mathias Bones, le joyeux croque-mort (voice)
Georges Atlas	...	(voice)
Daniel Ceccaldi	...	Lucky Luke (voice)
Jacques Balutin	...	William Dalton (voice)
Xavier Depraz	...	(voice)
Jacques Deschamps	...	Bud Bugman, le conducteur de locomotive (voice)
Gisèle Grimm	...	(voice)
Michel Elias	...	Plume de serpent, le sorcier indien (voice)
Bernard Haller	...	Ran Tan Plan, le chien le plus bête et le plus symphatique de l'Ouest (voice)
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	...	Augustus Betting, le notaire (voice)
Jacques Morel	...	Sam Game, le prêcheur et tricheur repenti (voice)

Storyline

A wandering cowboy watches over formidable bandits who, to touch an inheritance, must eliminate the members of the jury who sentenced their uncle.

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Plot Keywords:

second part | based on comic book | dargaud | 19th century | lucky luke | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 May 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dargaud Films, Les Productions René Goscinny, Studios Idefix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

René Goscinny died shortly before the production of the movie was over.

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Connections

Spoofs Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

Dalton's Musical
Music by Claude Bolling
Lyrics by Nicole Croisille

User Reviews

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 :)