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The Balloon Vendor

70
Audience
1h 29m
Drama
Starring Lee J. Cobb · James Whitmore · Renato Cestiè
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A young boy tries to make living out of a puppet show when his mother abandons him and his father.

Director
Mario Gariazzo
Writers
Mario Gariazzo, Armando Novelli
Producer
Armando Novelli
Studio
Cineproduzioni Daunia 70
Original Title
Il venditore di palloncini
Original Language
Italian
Keywords
circus loss of loved one parent child relationship tearjerker
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Cast

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L
Lee J. Cobb
Twenty Years
J
James Whitmore
Antonio
R
Renato Cestiè
Giacomino
M
Marina Malfatti
Maria
M
Maurizio Arena
Romolo
A
Adolfo Celi
Dr. Monforte
L
Lina Volonghi
Sister Maria
C
Cyril Cusack
Balloon Vendor
A
Arnaldo Caivano
Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

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