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“DISCOVER...! The slave market of Zanzibar! The forbidden city of Timbuktu! The treacherous Simoon of the Sahara!”

Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)

August 22, 19621h 41mEN
5.3

30 votes

ActionAdventureComedyFamily

Overview

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.

Director

Irwin Allen

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Top Billed Cast

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Donald O'Shay

Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden

Susan Gale

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Fergusson

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Ahmed

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Sir Henry Vining

BarBara Luna

BarBara Luna

Makia

Fabian

Fabian

Jacques

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Sultan/Actioneer

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

The Prime Minister

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Consul

Henry Daniell

Henry Daniell

Sheik Ageiba

Jonathan Gilmore

Jonathan Gilmore

Chief Slave (uncredited)

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Slave Captain

Alan Caillou

Alan Caillou

Inspector

Ben Astar

Ben Astar

Myanga

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Randolph

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Production Companies

20th Century FoxIrwin Allen Productions

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