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The Balloon Vendor
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The Balloon Vendor

Dec 21, 1974
1h 29m
★ 7.0

Overview

A young boy tries to make living out of a puppet show when his mother abandons him and his father.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70

Cast

Lee J. Cobb

Twenty Years

Lee J. Cobb

James Whitmore

Antonio

James Whitmore

Renato Cestiè

Giacomino

Renato Cestiè

Marina Malfatti

Maria

Marina Malfatti

Maurizio Arena

Romolo

Maurizio Arena

Adolfo Celi

Dr. Monforte

Adolfo Celi

Lina Volonghi

Sister Maria

Lina Volonghi

Cyril Cusack

Balloon Vendor

Cyril Cusack

Arnaldo Caivano

Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

Arnaldo Caivano

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