Summary
Five Weeks in a Balloon is an American comedy romance film first released in 1962,
directed by Irwin Allen.
The film is based on a novel by Jules Verne and stars Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke and Peter Lorre.
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Credits
- Director: Irwin Allen
- Script: Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett, Albert Gail, Jules Verne (novel)
- Photo: Winton C. Hoch
- Music: Paul Sawtell
- Cast: 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), Billy Gilbert (Sultan), 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), Joe Abdullah (Slave Trader), Sheila Allen (Courtier), John Coultas (Native Horseman), Mike De Anda (Fat Native Servant), William Edmondson (Fat Buyer), Joe Ferrante (Guard), Jonathan Gilmore (Chief Slave), Al Hoosmann (Guard), Kendrick Huxham (Consular Official), Roy Jenson (Guard), Ronald Long (Chiddingfold), Hedley Mattingly (Butler), Eric Micklewood (Reporter), Alex Plasschaert (Tumbler), George Sawaya (Nomad Chief), Mahmed Tahir (The Muezzin – Holy Man), Vic Tayback (European Agent), Frank Watkins (Portuguese), Charles Wood (Native Guard)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 101 min
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