Five Weeks in a Balloon

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Five Weeks in a Balloon ★★ 1962 (PG)

This adaptation of the Jules Verne novel follows the oftencomic exploits of a 19thcentury British expedition that encounters many adventures on a balloon trek across Africa. Pleasant fluff with a good cast. 101m/C VHS, DVD . Fabian, Peter Lorre, Red Buttons, Cedric Hardwicke, Barbara Eden; D: Irwin Allen; W: Charles Bennett, Irwin Allen; C: Winton C. Hoch.

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