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Five Weeks in a Balloon is a 1962 adventure film loosely based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne filmed in CinemaScope. It was produced and directed by Irwin Allen; his last feature film in the 1960s before moving to producing several science fiction television series. Although set in Africa, it was filmed in California. Balloonist Don Piccard acted as the film's technical advisor. For visual effects, a model of the balloon was used as well as a full-sized unicorn gondola hung from a crane.
Original Release
08/15/1962
US Release
08/15/1962
Cast
Name | Character |
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Red Buttons | Donald O'Shay |
Fabian | Jacques |
Barbara Eden | Susan Gale |
Cedric Hardwicke | Fergusson |
Peter Lorre | Ahmed |
Richard Haydn | Sir Henry Vining |
BarBara Luna | Makia |
Herbert Marshall | The Prime Minister |
Reginald Owen | Consul |
Henry Daniell | Sheik Ageiba |
Directors
Writers
Irwin Allen, Jules Verne, Charles Bennett, Albert Gail
Cast
Name | Character |
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Red Buttons | Donald O'Shay |
Fabian | Jacques |
Barbara Eden | Susan Gale |
Cedric Hardwicke | Fergusson |
Peter Lorre | Ahmed |
Richard Haydn | Sir Henry Vining |
BarBara Luna | Makia |
Herbert Marshall | The Prime Minister |
Reginald Owen | Consul |
Henry Daniell | Sheik Ageiba |
Mike Mazurki | Slave Captain |
Alan Caillou | Inspector |
Ben Astar | Myanga |
Raymond Bailey | Randolph |
Chester the Chimp | The Duchess |
Joe Abdullah | Slave Trader |
Sheila Allen | Courtier |
John Coultas | Native Horseman |
Mike De Anda | Fat Native Servant |
William Edmondson | Fat Buyer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Irwin Allen | Producer |