The Man with the Balloons (1967)

Name: The Man with the Balloons
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1967-08-08
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Spaak, Ugo Tognazzi, William Berger, Sarah Ross

The Man with the Balloons (1967), directed by Marco Ferreri, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Spaak.

08/08/1967 BR Comedy 1h 25m

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Quiz about this movie

A balloon is like virtue - any moment it can go BANG!

Synopsis

Mario is a Milan industrialist who is constantly testing balloons to see how much air one can take before busting.

Aldo TontiCinematography
Marco FerreriDirector, Writer
Renzo LucidiEditing
Carlo PontiProducer

About the film

Break Up (Italian: L'uomo dei cinque palloni and also known as The Man with the Balloons) is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri.

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Break Up (Italian: L'uomo dei cinque palloni and also known as The Man with the Balloons) is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Ferreri.

Plot

A Milanese entrepreneur becomes obsessed with how much air a balloon can take before it breaks. His inability to control this detail destroys his perfect life, leading to madness.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni as Mario

Catherine Spaak as Giovanna

William Berger as Benny

Antonio Altoviti

Sonia Romanoff as Sonia

Igi Polidoro

Charlotte Folcher

Ugo Tognazzi as Man With Car (uncredited)

References

External links

Break Up at IMDb

Text from Break Up (1965 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_Up_(1965_film)

Trivia

It premiered on August 8, 1967, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "L'uomo dei cinque palloni".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.