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Au Hasard Balthazar

Au Hasard Balthazar

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.

Drama

Release: 1966-05-25Runtime: 96 minRating: 7.519 (503)

Cast

Anne Wiazemsky

Anne Wiazemsky

Marie

Walter Green

Jacques

François Lafarge

Gérard

Jean-Claude Guilbert

Arnold

Philippe Asselin

Marie's Father

Pierre Klossowski

Merchant

Nathalie Joyaut

Marie's Mother

Marie-Claire Fremont

Baker's Wife

Jean-Joël Barbier

The Priest

Crew

Robert Bresson

Robert Bresson

Director

Robert Bresson

Robert Bresson

Writer

Jacques Kébadian

Jacques Kébadian

Assistant Director

Claude Miller

Claude Miller

Assistant Director

Mag Bodard

Producer

Jean Wiener

Jean Wiener

Original Music Composer

Ghislain Cloquet

Director of Photography

Raymond Lamy

Editor

Pierre Charbonnier

Production Design

Emmanuel Machuel

Assistant Camera

Clips & Videos

"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

Donald Richie on Au Hasard Balthazar