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Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa (French: Cinq semaines en ballon) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863.
- Jules Verne
- 1863
Five Weeks in a Balloon is a 1962 American adventure film loosely based on the 1863 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.
Five Weeks in a Balloon: Directed by Irwin Allen. With Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke. In 1862, the British commission inventor Fergusson to claim uncharted land in West Africa for Britain by flying his giant hot air balloon there.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Irwin Allen
- 1962-08-22
The first Extraordinary Voyages, Five Weeks in a Baloon, opened one of the world's most widely read literary series. For this first trip, Jules Verne takes us to Africa, then an unexplored continent, to bring Doctor Fergusson across the continent from east to west onboard a simple balloon, the only means of air transport.
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- Hardcover
Jul 27, 2021 · “Five Weeks in a Balloon” is, in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel. So far as the geography, the inhabitants, the animals, and the features of the countries the travellers pass over are described, it is entirely accurate.
Nov 1, 2002 · A classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1869. It tells the story of three Englishmen who travel across Africa in a hot air balloon, facing dangers and discoveries along the way.
Fergusson. Peter Lorre. Ahmed. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In order to claim a region of African land for England, ambitious inventor Samuel Fergusson (Cedric...
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