Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
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.
Rated
NR
Year
1962
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
22 August 1962
TMDB
5.5 (34)
CineVerse
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Red Buttons
Donald O'Shay
Barbara Eden
Susan Gale
Cedric Hardwicke
Fergusson
Peter Lorre
Ahmed
Richard Haydn
Sir Henry Vining
BarBara Luna
Makia
Fabian
Jacques
Billy Gilbert
Sultan/Actioneer
Herbert Marshall
The Prime Minister
Reginald Owen
Consul
Henry Daniell
Sheik Ageiba
Jonathan Gilmore
Chief Slave (uncredited)
Mike Mazurki
Slave Captain
Alan Caillou
Inspector
Ben Astar
Myanga
Raymond Bailey
Randolph
J
Joe Abdullah
Slave Trader (uncredited)
Sheila Allen
Courtier (uncredited)
H
Herman Belmonte
Villager (uncredited)
E
Eumenio Blanco
Beggar (uncredited)
N
Nick Borgani
Villager (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Villager (uncredited)
C
Calvin Brown
Villager (uncredited)
D
David Cadiente
Villager (uncredited)
M
Mike De Anda
Fat Native Servant (uncredited)
Robert Dowdell
Bearded Arab wearing Blue Keffiyeh (uncredited)
A
Alphonso DuBois
Villager (uncredited)
J
Joe Ferrante
Guard (uncredited)
W
Wesley Gale
Native Dancer (uncredited)
R
Raven Grey Eagle
Minor Role (uncredited)
Carol Henry
Buggy Driver (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
Al Hoosmann
Guard (uncredited)
Kendrick Huxham
Consular Official (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Guard (uncredited)
R
Richard LaMarr
Merchant (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
Ronald Long
Chiddingfold (uncredited)
Hedley Mattingly
Butler (uncredited)
W
William McCarter
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
Eric Micklewood
Reporter (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Arab (uncredited)
Jack Perkins
Apple Merchant (uncredited)
A
Alex Plasschaert
Tumbler (uncredited)
J
José Portugal
Arab (uncredited)
P
Paul Ravel
Villager (uncredited)
F
Frieda Rentie
Harem Girl (uncredited)
E
Edward Rickard
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
T
Tony Roux
Villager (uncredited)
Paul Russell
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
George Sawaya
Nomad Chief (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Villager (uncredited)
B
Bert Stevens
Balloon Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)
M
Martin Strader
Villager (uncredited)
Vic Tayback
European Agent (uncredited)
M
Maxie Thrower
Villager (uncredited)
F
Frank Watkins
Portuguese (uncredited)
C
Charles Wood
Native Guard (uncredited)
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