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Le ballon rouge ()

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A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Pascal - le petit garçon
Georges Sellier ...
Le marchand
Vladimir Popov ...
Un locataire
Paul Perey ...
Le père de Pascal
Renée Marion ...
La mère de Pascal
Sabine Lamorisse ...
La petite fille au ballon bleu
Michel Pezin
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Le jumeau en rouge (uncredited)
David Séchan ...
L'autre jumeau en rouge (uncredited)

Directed by

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Albert Lamorisse

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Albert Lamorisse ... (written by)

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Albert Lamorisse ... producer

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Maurice Leroux ... (as Maurice Le Roux)

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Edmond Séchan

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Pierre Gillette

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Michel Pezin ... production manager

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Edmond Agabra ... assistant director
André Fontaine ... assistant director

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Pierre Vuillemin ... sound

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Pierre Goupil ... assistant camera / associate camera operator

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Reinie Bource ... script supervisor

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Lise Haas ... production secretary
Claire Viroulaud ... press attache: 2007

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Plot Summary

A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient red balloon, and it begins to follow him. It follows him to the bus stop, to school, and to church. They play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of boys that wants to steal it. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines The Academy Award Winning Sensation! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le ballon magique (France)
  • The Red Balloon (South Africa, English title)
  • The Red Balloon (Canada, English title)
  • The Red Balloon (United States)
  • The Red Balloon (United Kingdom)
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  • 34 min
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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. See more »
Goofs For a brief instant, a wire can be seen attached to the red 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Paris non stop (1981). 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 »
Quotes Pascal - le petit garçon: Could you hold my balloon while I'm in school?
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