The Red Balloon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-03-11

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

34 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (11370 Reviews)

Director:

Albert Lamorisse

Genres:

Family Fantasy Short

Cast:

Pascal Lamorisse Georges Sellier Vladimir Popov Paul Perey

Writer:

Albert Lamorisse

Fullplot:

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.

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