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Five Weeks in a Balloon

Red Buttons (Actor), Fabian (Actor), Irwin Allen (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD

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Actors: Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre
Directors: Irwin Allen
Writers: Irwin Allen, Albert Gail, Charles Bennett, Jules Verne
Producers: Irwin Allen
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Import
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
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Studio: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: Mar 14 2006
Run Time: 101 minutes

Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

ASIN: B000CNE09M

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Let your spirits soar with this lighter-than-air adaptation of Jules Verne's classic tale. A ragtag crew of such unlikely associates as Fabian and Sir Cedric Hardwicke races across uncharted African territory in a unicorn-shaped balloon. Accompanied by Red Buttons as a playboy American reporter, the explorers are sidetracked, snared and drawn into battle with slaves, sneezing sultans, and sandstorms. Along the way, they meet up with a beautiful missionary (Barbara Eden). And an equally lovely slave girl (Barbara Luna) whom Fabian takes under his wing. With its excellent cast and breathtaking backdrops, Five Weeks In A Balloon is a buoyant blend of romance, adventure and laughter that adds up to grand family entertainment.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Could, and should have been much better., Dec 31 1999

Daisy Ghostly (Odense, Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon (VHS Tape)

This movie is best watched in a letterboxed version, as it wasfilmed in Cinemascope. -That is, if you should bother at all. Withfantasy movies it's either hit or miss, and this comedy is a miss. Most of it, anyway. Because amongst all the embarrassing and unfunny moments; like a laughing sultan, two hysterical and screaming women, a shamelessly wasted and mis-cast Henry Daniell, the obligatory cute monkey, Peter Lorre and Fabian, it actually has a weird charm of its own which makes it wachable. -But these thrown-together characters come from nowhere, and seem to have no past, so you don't care for them at all. Less slapstick and more suspense would've been most welcome, too. It just goes to show it takes more than good will to make a decent movie of a Jules Verne story. -Barbara Eden's always lovely, though; widescreen or not.

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Amazon.com: 4.1 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Weeks in a Balloon, Mar 27 2005

By Leilani - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon (VHS Tape)

I love this movie. Not only is it exciting and adventurous, it also has a rather catchy theme song. This movie also has an allstar cast (well, at least they were big stars in 1962). The characters are perfect: from the always calm and collected Professor with a dry sense of humor to the pompous general whose last request before his execution is some hot water to fill his prize teapot. I recommend this to anyone looking for a fun adventure movie.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Widescreen Please..., Mar 19 2009

By MadMacs - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon (DVD)

While I applaud the studio for releasing this wonderful Irwin Allen film from the fate of dark obscurity too many films from the golden age suffer, they should strive for the best rendition possible. In this case Five Weeks In A Balloon was filmed in CinemaScope - widescreen. This pan-n-scan dvd does not do this great flick justice.

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4.0 out of 5 stars star-studded adventure romp!, May 4 2008

By Byron Kolln - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Five Weeks in a Balloon (DVD)

One of the better star-studded adventure movies helmed by producer/director Irwin Allen, FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON (based on the Jules Verne novel) is ideal entertainment for the whole family.

When a party of explorers (led by Cedric Hardwicke, Red Buttons, Richard Haydn and Fabian) set out for uncharted African territory in an elaborate hot-air balloon device, their journey instead takes them on a rollicking rollercoaster of danger, thrills and romance all the way from London to Timbuktu! Barbara Eden co-stars as the lovely schoolteacher the group saves from an Arabian slavetrader; with fine support from Peter Lorre and Barbara Luna.

FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON, filmed in deluxe colour and CinemasScope, was a big ratings winner for 1962. The performances all-round are very pleasing, especially Richard Haydn as the dithering old Colonel, and Barbara Eden provides the requisite love interest (she'd previously worked with Irwin Allen in 1961's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"). The very catchy theme song, composed by Jodi Desmond, is sung over the main titles by The Brothers Four, later reprised in the movie by Fabian.

Ideal lazy Saturday afternoon fare.

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