Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar

Au Hasard Balthazar

7.6(477 votes)
1966
1h 36m
Drama

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.

Production

Argos films, Parc Film, SF Studios, Svenska Filminstitutet

Cast

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

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