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Au Hasard Balthazar(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-05-25
76%
454 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Overview:
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.
Languages: French, Latin.
Countries:
France,
Sweden
Revenue: $39,388.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Parc Film
Movie: Au Hasard Balthazar
Top 9 Billed Cast
Anne Wiazemsky
Marie
Video Trailer Au Hasard Balthazar
Video: "Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures trailer, english subs)
"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures trailer, english subs)
Donald Richie on Au Hasard Balthazar
All 2 videos
"Au hasard Balthazar" | "Наудачу, Бальтазар", 1966 (Rialto Pictures trailer, english subs) - Trailer
Donald Richie on Au Hasard Balthazar - Featurette
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