Olly Olly Oxen Free (film)

Olly Olly Oxen Free
Directed byRichard A. Colla
Written byEugene Poinc
Based onRichard A. Colla (story)
Maria L. de Ossio (story)
Produced byRichard A. Colla
StarringKatharine Hepburn
CinematographyGayne Rescher
Edited byLee Burch
Music byBob Alcivar
Production
companies
Distributed bySanrio Communications
Release date
  • August 25, 1978 (1978-08-25)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Olly Olly Oxen Free (also known as The Great Balloon Adventure or The Great Balloon Race) is a 1978 American family adventure film directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Katharine Hepburn. The screenplay by Eugene Poinc is based on a story by Poinc, Colla, and Maria L. de Ossio. The title is derived from "Olly olly oxen free" a phrase used in children's games to indicate that those in hiding came out into the open safely and freely.