Five Weeks in a Balloon

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Movie Info

Based on a story by Jules Verne and set in the 19th century, this film follows an odd group on their amusing balloon journey to Africa. With the intention to travel into the wilds of western Africa to claim the land for the British, a balloonist is teamed up with a couple of scientists and a reporter, who manage to pick up a couple extra characters in the course of their adventures.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Irwin Allen
Written By:

Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett, Albert Gail
In Theaters:

Aug 22, 1962 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 14, 2006
Runtime:

101 minutes
Studio:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Cedric Hardwicke
as Fergusson

Red Buttons
as Donald O'Shay

Fabian
as Jacques

Barbara Eden
as Susan Gale

Peter Lorre
as Ahmed

Richard Haydn
as Sir Henry Vining

Barbara Luna
as Makia

Billy Gilbert
as Sultan-Auctioneer

Herbert Marshall
as Prime Minister

Reginald Owen
as Consul

Henry Daniell
as Sheik Ageiba

Mike Mazurki
as Slave Captain

Alan Caillou
as Inspector

A. Ben Astar
as Myanga

Raymond Bailey
as Randolph

Chester the Chimp
as The Duchess

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Audience Reviews for Five Weeks in a Balloon

Sep 05, 2010

This movie is reminiscent of Voyage to the Bottom of the sea mostly because of the cast and because of the theme and plot. I liked this movie better, it's more exciting, but still it's not a great movie.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Aug 27, 2009

Strictly for the Saturday matinee. Artificial and lumbering.

jay n Super Reviewer