Five Weeks In A Balloon

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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 invention's worth.
  • Starring: Red Buttons, Fabian
  • Directed by: Irwin Allen
  • Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
  • Release year: 1962
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Synopsis: 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 invention's worth.
Starring: Red Buttons, Fabian
Supporting actors: Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre, Richard Haydn, Barbara Luna, Billy Gilbert, Herbert Marshall, Reginald Owen, Henry Daniell, Mike Mazurki, Alan Caillou, Ben Astar, Raymond Bailey, Joe Abdullah, Sheila Allen, John Coultas, Mike De Anda, William Edmondson, Joe Ferrante, Jonathan Gilmore
Directed by: Irwin Allen
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes
Release year: 1962
Studio: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild violence and thematic elements
ASIN: B0028NBOKW (Rental) and B0028NBOSY (Purchase)
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: August 22, 1962
  • MPAA: Rated PG for mild violence and thematic elements
  • Production Company: Irwin Allen Productions
  • Filming Locations: 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Weeks in a Balloon, March 27, 2005
This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I love this movie. Not only is it exciting and adventurous, it also has a rather catchy theme song. This movie also has an allstar cast (well, at least they were big stars in 1962). The characters are perfect: from the always calm and collected Professor with a dry sense of humor to the pompous general whose last request before his execution is some hot water to fill his prize teapot. I recommend this to anyone looking for a fun adventure movie.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Widescreen Please..., March 19, 2009
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MadMacs (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon (DVD)
While I applaud the studio for releasing this wonderful Irwin Allen film from the fate of dark obscurity too many films from the golden age suffer, they should strive for the best rendition possible. In this case Five Weeks In A Balloon was filmed in CinemaScope - widescreen. This pan-n-scan dvd does not do this great flick justice.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars star-studded adventure romp!, May 4, 2008
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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon (DVD)
One of the better star-studded adventure movies helmed by producer/director Irwin Allen, FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON (based on the Jules Verne novel) is ideal entertainment for the whole family.

When a party of explorers (led by Cedric Hardwicke, Red Buttons, Richard Haydn and Fabian) set out for uncharted African territory in an elaborate hot-air balloon device, their journey instead takes them on a rollicking rollercoaster of danger, thrills and romance all the way from London to Timbuktu! Barbara Eden co-stars as the lovely schoolteacher the group saves from an Arabian slavetrader; with fine support from Peter Lorre and Barbara Luna.

FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON, filmed in deluxe colour and CinemasScope, was a big ratings winner for 1962. The performances all-round are very pleasing, especially Richard Haydn as the dithering old Colonel, and Barbara Eden provides the requisite love interest (she'd previously worked with Irwin Allen in 1961's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"). The very catchy theme song, composed by Jodi Desmond, is sung over the main titles by The Brothers Four, later reprised in the movie by Fabian.

Ideal lazy Saturday afternoon fare.
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