Play Ball!
1960, French. Directed by Jean Dasque.
Schoolboys decide to play football during their lunchbreak, but the ball escapes and the boys follow it on a series of adventures before returning to class. Nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 1962 Academy Awards.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 June 1960
- Original title
- Ballon vole
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Dasque
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Play Ball! runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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Play Ball! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1960. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Play Ball!?
Play Ball! (1960) was directed by Jean Dasque.