Five Weeks in a Balloon
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“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.
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Cast
59 people
Red Buttons
Donald O'Shay
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
Pete's Dragon
Barbara Eden
Susan Gale
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Cedric Hardwicke
Fergusson
Known for
Rope
Suspicion
Peter Lorre
Ahmed
Known for
M
Casablanca
Richard Haydn
Sir Henry Vining
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Young Frankenstein
BarBara Luna
Makia
Known for
The Concrete Jungle
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Fabian
Jacques
Known for
Ten Little Indians
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Billy Gilbert
Sultan/Actioneer
Known for
The Great Dictator
Fun and Fancy Free
Herbert Marshall
The Prime Minister
Known for
Foreign Correspondent
The Fly
Reginald Owen
Consul
Known for
Mary Poppins
A Christmas Carol
Henry Daniell
Sheik Ageiba
Known for
The Great Dictator
Witness for the Prosecution
Jonathan Gilmore
Chief Slave (uncredited)
Known for
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Irwin Allen Director · Charles Bennett Screenplay Albert Gail Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $2.4M · United States release August 22, 1962
Box office
Budget
$2,365,000
Worldwide gross
$1,200,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Irwin Allen Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 22, 1962
Theatrical
France
August 9, 1963 · Theatrical
Germany
November 30, 1962 · Theatrical · West Germany
United Kingdom
December 6, 1962 · Theatrical
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