Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
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
Writers:
Albert Gail, Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen.
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Red Buttons as Donald O'Shay |
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Barbara Eden as Susan Gale |
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Cedric Hardwicke as Fergusson |
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Peter Lorre as Ahmed |
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Richard Haydn as Sir Henry Vining |
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BarBara Luna as Makia |
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Fabian as Jacques |
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Billy Gilbert as Sultan/Actioneer |
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Herbert Marshall as The Prime Minister |
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Reginald Owen as Consul |
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Henry Daniell as Sheik Ageiba |
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Jonathan Gilmore as Chief Slave (uncredited) |
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Mike Mazurki as Slave Captain |
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Alan Caillou as Inspector |
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Ben Astar as Myanga |
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Raymond Bailey as Randolph |
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Joe Abdullah as Slave Trader (uncredited) |
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Sheila Allen as Courtier (uncredited) |
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Herman Belmonte as Villager (uncredited) |
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Eumenio Blanco as Beggar (uncredited) |
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Nick Borgani as Villager (uncredited) |
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Joe Brooks as Villager (uncredited) |
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Calvin Brown as Villager (uncredited) |
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David Cadiente as Villager (uncredited) |
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Mike De Anda as Fat Native Servant (uncredited) |
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Robert Dowdell as Bearded Arab wearing Blue Keffiyeh (uncredited) |
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Alphonso DuBois as Villager (uncredited) |
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Joe Ferrante as Guard (uncredited) |
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Wesley Gale as Native Dancer (uncredited) |
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Raven Grey Eagle as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Carol Henry as Buggy Driver (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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Al Hoosmann as Guard (uncredited) |
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Kendrick Huxham as Consular Official (uncredited) |
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Roy Jenson as Guard (uncredited) |
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Richard LaMarr as Merchant (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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Ronald Long as Chiddingfold (uncredited) |
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Hedley Mattingly as Butler (uncredited) |
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William McCarter as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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Eric Micklewood as Reporter (uncredited) |
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George Nardelli as Arab (uncredited) |
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Jack Perkins as Apple Merchant (uncredited) |
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Alex Plasschaert as Tumbler (uncredited) |
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José Portugal as Arab (uncredited) |
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Paul Ravel as Villager (uncredited) |
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Frieda Rentie as Harem Girl (uncredited) |
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Edward Rickard as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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Tony Roux as Villager (uncredited) |
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Paul Russell as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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George Sawaya as Nomad Chief (uncredited) |
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Scott Seaton as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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Stephen Soldi as Villager (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited) |
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Martin Strader as Villager (uncredited) |
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Vic Tayback as European Agent (uncredited) |
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Maxie Thrower as Villager (uncredited) |
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Frank Watkins as Portuguese (uncredited) |
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Charles Wood as Native Guard (uncredited) |
| Directing | Irwin Allen | Director |
| Writing | Albert Gail | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Bennett | Screenplay |
| Writing | Irwin Allen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jules Verne | Novel |
| Editing | George Boemler | Editor |
| Camera | Winton C. Hoch | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irwin Allen | Producer |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Alfred Ybarra | Art Direction |
| Art | Stuart A. Reiss | Set Decoration |
| Art | Norman Rockett | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Zastupnevich | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Production | William Eckhardt | Production Manager |
| Directing | Ad Schaumer | Assistant Director |
| Art | Maurice Zuberano | Production Illustrator |
| Sound | Warren B. Delaplain | Sound |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Crew | Johnny Borgese | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Gerald Endler | Mechanical Designer |
| Editing | Orven Schanzer | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Sidney Cutner | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Max Reese | Orchestrator |
| Production | Al Gail | Producer's Assistant |