Quick Facts
DirectorIrwin Allen
Runtime1h 41m · NR
GenresAction · Adventure · Comedy · Family
Release1962-08-22
Film
Five Weeks in a Balloon
1962· NR· 1h 41m· Action· Adventure· Comedy· Family
“DISCOVER...! The slave market of Zanzibar! The forbidden city of Timbuktu! The treacherous Simoon of the Sahara!”
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.
1962-08-22
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorIrwin Allen
ScreenplayAlbert Gail
ProducerIrwin Allen
Director of PhotographyWinton C. Hoch
Original Music ComposerPaul Sawtell
EditorGeorge Boemler
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 28 crew)
Details
Released1962-08-22
Runtime1h 41m · NR
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox · Irwin Allen Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.5/10 · 34 votes
Original languageen
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