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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.
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.
Nov 1, 2002 · Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Movie Books. In Adventure. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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.
Feb 21, 2024 · Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an 1863 novel by Jules Verne. It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic ...
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. 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. Cast & Crew. Read More. Irwin Allen. Director. Red Buttons. Donald O'Shay. Fabian. Jacques. Barbara Eden. Susan Gale.
In order to claim a region of African land for England, ambitious inventor Samuel Fergusson (Cedric Hardwicke) creates a large balloon with an elaborate space for passengers.
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