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Film

The Red Balloon

Albert Lamorisse, France, 1956

33 min.Short fiction

'Le Ballon Rouge' is about the friendship between a little boy and a magical balloon in Paris in the 1950’s. A boy frees a red balloon tied to a streetlight. To the surprise of the neighborhood, the balloon follows him in the streets of Paris, making the other children jealous.
Basic information Credits
Original title Le ballon rouge
Danish title Den røde ballon
Keywords Friendship, Imagination, Bullying, Paris, Adult-child-relationship
Director Albert Lamorisse
Screenplay Albert Lamorisse
Director of Photography Edmond Séchan
Editor Pierre Gillette
Composer Maurice Leroux
Appearance Pascal Lamorisse, Sabine Lamorisse, Georges Sellier, Vladimir Popov
Production country France
Danish theatrical release 10.12.1956
Cinemas Alexandra
TV release 16.05.1987, TV
Online release 02.05.2018, Filmcentralen
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Films Montsouris

Direction

Direction Albert Lamorisse
Assistant director Edmond Agabra
Assistant director André Fontaine

Script

Screenplay Albert Lamorisse

Production

Production Michel Pezin

Cinematography

Cinematographer Edmond Séchan

Editing

Editor Pierre Gillette

Music

Composer Maurice Leroux

Sound

Sound Pierre Vuillemin

Appearance

Den lille dreng Pascal Lamorisse
Appearance Sabine Lamorisse
Appearance Georges Sellier
Appearance Vladimir Popov
Appearance Paul Perey
Appearance René Marion
Appearance Michel Pezin
Appearance Renaud Séchan
Appearance David Séchan

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