The Balloon Vendor Explained

The Balloon Vendor
Director:	Mario Gariazzo
Producer:	Armando Novelli
Starring:	Renato Cestiè James Whitmore Lee J. Cobb
Cinematography:	Claudio Racca
Editing:	Amedeo Giomini
Music:	Stelvio Cipriani
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian

The Balloon Vendor (Italian: Il venditore di palloncini, also released as Last Moments and The Last Circus Show) is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring James Whitmore.^[1]

Cast

• Renato Cestiè as Giacomino
• Lee J. Cobb as Vent'anni
• Adolfo Celi as Professor
• James Whitmore as Antonio
• Cyril Cusack as Balloon Vendor
• Marina Malfatti as Maria
• Silvano Tranquilli as Doctor
• Gianni Agus as Circus manager
• Umberto D'Orsi as Taxi Driver
• Maurizio Arena as Romolo
• Lina Volonghi as Sister Maria

Notes and References

1. Web site: New York Times: The Balloon Vendor . https://web.archive.org/web/20071219144642/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/126906/The-Last-Circus-Show/overview . dead . 19 December 2007 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . Hal Erickson . Hal Erickson (author) . 2007 . 31 August 2008.