Let the Balloon Go explained

Let the Balloon Go
Director:Oliver Howes
Producer:Richard Mason; Hal and Jim McElroy, associate producers
Based On:novel by Ivan Southall
Music:George Dreyfus
Cinematography:Dean Semler
Editing:Max Lemon
Studio:Film Australia
Distributor:20th Century-Fox
Runtime:92 mins
Country:Australia
Language:English
Budget:AU$400,000[1]

Let the Balloon Go is a 1976 Australian children's film about a young boy with polio in 1917.

Plot

In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother.

Cast

Production

The film was shot near the town of Carcoar.[2]

Reception

The film sold widely overseas including to the United States.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 309
  2. News: LOVELY OLD TOWN IN FILM STAR MAKE-UP. . . 24 December 1975 . 28 September 2012 . 34 . National Library of Australia.