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The Red Balloon

1956Age guide: All ages

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A young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world’s harsh realities finally interfere.

★ 7.7/10 · 463 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

  • Pascal LamorissePascal, the Little Boy
  • Georges SellierThe Irritated Schoolmaster
  • Vladimir PopovA Tenant
  • Paul PereyPascal's Father
  • Renée MarionPascal's Mother
  • Sabine LamorisseLittle Girl with Blue Balloon
  • Michel Pezin
  • RenaudA Twin in Red

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

CinemaSerf: A young lad is walking to school early one morning when he espies a red balloon tied to a lamppost. He shimmies up… Read full review

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