The Red Balloon invests the simplest of narratives with spectacular visual inventiveness, making for a singularly wondrous portrait of innocence.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Albert Lamorisse -
Producer -
Albert Lamorisse -
Screenwriter -
Albert Lamorisse -
Distributor -
Lopert Pictures Corp. -
Production Co -
Films Montsouris -
Rating -
TV-G -
Genre -
Fantasy -
Original Language -
French (France) -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 11, 1957, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 21, 2009 -
Runtime -
34m
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