Let the balloon go (Captioned)

Set in a small Australian outback town in 1917, this is the story of a young boy who is determined to fight against the limitations imposed upon him because of his physical disabilities.

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

director

Oliver Howes

Duration

01:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324314

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Closed captioning

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1976

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