
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 5.4
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.
Based on Q622634
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-08-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (31 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- africa
- jules verne
- chimpanzee
- hot air balloon
- exploration
- zanzibar
- 19th century
- victorian era
- exploration of africa
Cast & crew

Red Buttons
as Donald O'Shay

Barbara Eden
as Susan Gale

Cedric Hardwicke
as Fergusson

Peter Lorre
as Ahmed

Richard Haydn
as Sir Henry Vining

BarBara Luna
as Makia

Fabian
as Jacques

Billy Gilbert
as Sultan/Actioneer

Herbert Marshall
as The Prime Minister

Reginald Owen
as Consul
Directed by Irwin Allen