Au Hasard Balthazar

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Robert Bresson
Writer Robert Bresson (Writer)
Original Title Au hasard Balthazar
Release Date May 25, 1966
Runtime 96 min (1h 36m)
Country France, Sweden
Language FR
Budget N/A
Box Office $39,388
Studios Argos films • Parc Film • SF Studios

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)

Directed by Robert Bresson
• Written by Robert Bresson
⭐ 3.8 / 5 (534 votes) ⏱️ 96 min 🎬 Drama

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Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Director
 Writer Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
Writer
 Anne Wiazemsky
Anne Wiazemsky
Marie
 Walter Green
Walter Green
Jacques
 François Lafarge
François Lafarge
Gérard
 Jean-Claude Guilbert
Jean-Claude Guilbert
Arnold
 Philippe Asselin
Philippe Asselin
Marie's Father
 Pierre Klossowski
Pierre Klossowski
Merchant
 Nathalie Joyaut
Nathalie Joyaut
Marie's Mother
 Marie-Claire Fremont
Marie-Claire Fremont
Baker's Wife
 Jean-Joël Barbier
Jean-Joël Barbier
The Priest