Let the Balloon Go
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In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother.
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Cast
18 people
Robert Bettles
John Sumner
Also in
Ride a Wild Pony
Born to Run
Janet Kingsbury
Mrs. Sumner
Also in
Dark Age
Early Frost
Richard Mason
John Ewart
PC Baird
Known for
Razorback
Frog Dreaming
Jim McElroy
Bruce Spence
Chief Gifford
Known for
Mad Max 2
Legend of the Seeker
Ivan Southall
Ray Barrett
Dr. McLeod
Known for
Thunderbirds
Faraway Downs
Cliff Green
Ben Gabriel
Mr. Sumner
Oliver Howes
Sally Whiteman
Mamie
Oliver Howes Director · Richard Mason Writer
United States release March 1, 1977 · Produced in Australia
Production
Film Australia
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
Australia · December 16, 1976
Theatrical
United States · March 1, 1977
Finland
February 17, 1978 · TV premiere
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