France / May 15, 1966 / U / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marie-Claire Fremont | Baker's Wife |
| Jean-Joël Barbier | The Priest |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Au hasard Balthazar |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Latin |
| Production countries | France, Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Argos films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet |
| Release date | 25 maggio 1966 |
| Production | Mag Bodard |
| Writer | Robert Bresson |
| Editing | Raymond Lamy |
| Cinematography | Ghislain Cloquet, Emmanuel Machuel |
| Assistant directors | Claude Miller, Jacques Kébadian, Robert Bresson |
| Camera operators | Ghislain Cloquet, Emmanuel Machuel |
| Additional photography | Ghislain Cloquet, Emmanuel Machuel |
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| Production design | Pierre Charbonnier |
| Art direction | Pierre Charbonnier |
| Set decoration | Pierre Charbonnier |
| Music | Jean Wiener, Antoine Archimbaud, Jacques Carrère |
| Sound | Jean Wiener, Antoine Archimbaud, Jacques Carrère |
| Revenue | 39.388 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Sep 03, 1966 / Venice Film Festival
United States / Sep 16, 1966 / NR / New York City, New York
Japan / Oct 13, 1966 / 4e Festival du Film Français
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Spain / Apr 23, 1967 / Valladolid International Film Festival
Australia / Sep 04, 1969 / Adelaide Film Festival
Portugal / Nov 26, 1972 / Lisboa, Quinzena do Filme Francês
Uruguay / Apr 26, 1979 / Cinemateca Uruguaya
Argentina / Nov 13, 1998 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Austria / Oct 31, 2009 / Vienna International Film Festival
China / Jun 15, 2019 / Shanghai International Film Festival（4K）
Limited release
Russia / Feb 22, 1990 / Retrospective of the producer Anatole Dauman (Moscow)
Thailand / Jan 27, 2022 / Doc Club and Pub
Greece / Sep 07, 2023 / Re-issue
Theatrical release
France / May 25, 1966
United Kingdom / Oct 01, 1966
Denmark / Jan 20, 1967
Finland / Sep 15, 1967 / K-16
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Sweden / Nov 06, 1967
Japan / May 02, 1970
Italy / Mar 24, 1972
Portugal / Jul 12, 1974
Hong Kong / Nov 17, 2002
United States / Oct 17, 2003
Physical media
Canada / Jul 05, 2005 / DVD
Netherlands / Dec 17, 2008 / DVD
United Kingdom / Aug 26, 2013 / DVD
Spain / Dec 13, 2016 / Blu-ray
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Japan / Jun 30, 2017 / Blu-ray
Australia / Jan 03, 2018 / DVD
United States / May 29, 2018 / Blu-ray+DVD
Israel / Apr 29, 2019 / Blu-ray
France / Mar 03, 2020 / Blu-ray
TV
Spain / Dec 30, 1973
Poland / Jan 16, 2023
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