Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962 NR 1h 41m 5.7

In 1862, the British commission inventor Fergusson to claim uncharted land in West Africa for Britain by flying his giant hot air balloon there.

Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

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Main Cast

Red Buttons Red Buttons Donald O'Shay
Barbara Eden Barbara Eden Susan Gale
Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke Fergusson
Peter Lorre Peter Lorre Ahmed
Richard Haydn Richard Haydn Sir Henry Vining
BarBara Luna BarBara Luna Makia
Fabian Fabian Jacques
Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert Sultan/Actioneer
Herbert Marshall Herbert Marshall The Prime Minister
Reginald Owen Reginald Owen Consul

Creators

Irwin Allen Irwin Allen Director, Screenplay
Jules Verne Jules Verne Novel
Charles Bennett Charles Bennett Screenplay
Albert Gail Albert Gail Screenplay

Info about Five Weeks in a Balloon

Studio(s): 20th Century Fox, Irwin Allen Productions

Originally Released: United States on Aug 22, 1962

Budget: $2,340,000.00

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

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