Five Weeks in a Balloon Movie Review 1962

This adaptation of the Jules Verne novel follows the often-comic exploits of a 19th-century British expedition that encounters many adventures on a balloon trek across Africa. Pleasant fluff with a good cast.

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Available on VHS
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Airborne, Ballooning, Africa, Period Piece: 19th Century, Books to Film: Jules Verne

Screenplay

Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen

Cast

Fabian, Peter Lorre, Red Buttons, Cedric Hardwicke, Barbara Eden

Cinematography

Winton C. Hoch

Director

Irwin Allen

Producer

20th Century-Fox