Stowaway in the Sky
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Albert Lamorisse
Pascal Lamorisse
André Gille
Maurice Baquet
Jack Lemmon
S. N. Behrman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In early 20th-century France little Pascal stows away in a 60-foot-tall orange balloon his grandfather has invented. Although he is discovered shortly after the balloon has left the ground, his grandfather not only lets him remain aboard but makes him first mate. By controlling their flight via pipes and levers they float over Alsace and Paris and along the Loire Valley, and they watch a stag hunt and a Breton wedding party. After stretching their legs on the ground with their mechanic, Tou-Tou, they go aloft again and fly over a forest fire. The heat of the blaze explodes the balloon, and they are forced to make a landing. Tou-Tou puts on a new balloon and they take off again. After flying over the Alps and Provence, they once more make a landing. Alone in the balloon, little Pascal is accidentally sent aloft, but, as the balloon dips toward the sea, the boy jumps onto the sand before the balloon drifts away.
Director
Albert Lamorisse
Crew
S. N. Behrman
Maurice Fellous
Jean Flechet
Pierre Gillette
Jalem Productions
Albert Lamorisse
Albert Lamorisse
Jean Prodromidès
Marthe De Sels
Guy Tabary
Pierre Thévenet
Jean Velter
Pierre Vuillemin
Michel Wyn
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Location filming in and over Paris, Brittany, the French Riviera, the French Alps, La Camargue, and the Loire Valley. Opened in Paris in September 1960 as Le voyage en ballon; running time: 85 min. Filmed in Hélivision, a system of low-altitude aerial photography.
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Catholic Film Office Award at the 1960 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States 1962
Jack Lemmon's production company Jalem Productions produced an American version entitled "Stowaway in the Sky" in 1962.
Shown at the Venice Film Festival August 30, 1960.
c Eastmancolor
Dyaliscope
Helivision
Released in United States 1962
