Five Weeks in a Balloon(Movie, 1962)

Name: Five Weeks in a Balloon
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
Released: 1962
Duration: T01:41:00
Rating: 2.6

| 1h 41min | Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family

Rating: 2.6/5 (with 11 votes)

Five Weeks in a Balloon is a 1962 American adventure film loosely based on the 1863 novel of the same name by Jules Verne filmed in CinemaScope. It was produced and directed by Irwin Allen; his last feature film in the 1960s before moving to producing several science fiction television series. Although set in Africa, it was filmed in California. Balloonist Don Piccard acted as the film's technical advisor. For visual effects, a model of the balloon was used as well as a full-sized unicorn gondola hung from a crane. A novelisation of the screenplay was written by Gardner Fox. ()

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About Five Weeks in a Balloon

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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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Africa

Based on the work of: Jules Verne ("Five Weeks in a Balloon")

Made by: Irwin Allen Productions, 20th Century Fox

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/22/1962

Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Red Buttons, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre, Fabian, Richard Haydn, Alan Caillou, Barbara Luna, Billy Gilbert, Henry Daniell, Herbert Marshall, Mike Mazurki, Raymond Bailey, Reginald Owen, Roy Jenson, Vic Tayback, Billy Gilbert, Sheila Allen, BarBara Luna, Hedley Mattingly, Loren Lester, George Sawaya

Director: Irwin Allen

Producer: Irwin Allen

Screenwriter: Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen

Director of Photography: Winton Hoch

Composer: Paul Sawtell

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"5 Wochen im Ballon"

"Cinco semanas en globo"

"Πέντε εβδομάδες σε ένα αερόστατο"

Keywords: jules verne, africa, hot air balloon, 19th century, chimpanzee, based on novel or book, zanzibar

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