Released:
1966-05-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Robert Bresson

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Anne Wiazemsky
  as
  Marie
• 
  Walter Green
  as
  Jacques
• 
  François Lafarge
  as
  Gérard
• 
  Jean-Claude Guilbert
  as
  Arnold
• 
  Philippe Asselin
  as
  Marie's Father