Let the Balloon Go is a 1976 Australian children's film about a young boy with polio in 1917.
Plot In 1917 rural New South Wales, a young boy with polio struggles to break free of his overprotective mother.
Cast Robert Bettles as John Sumner Jan Kingsbury as Mrs Sumner John Ewart as Constable Baird Bruce Spence as Acting Fire Chief Gifford Ray Barrett as Dr McLeod Nigel Lovell Ben Gabriel as Mr Sumner
Production The film was shot near the town of Carcoar.
Reception The film sold widely overseas including to the United States.
References
External links Let the Balloon Go at IMDb Let the Balloon Go at Oz Movies