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Five Weeks in a Balloon at Wikisource. 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. It is the first novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a story line full of adventure and ...
- Jules Verne
- 1863
A 1962 adventure comedy film based on Jules Verne's novel about a hot air balloon trip across Africa. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, soundtrack and more on IMDb.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Irwin Allen
- 1962-08-22
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. Although set in Africa, it was filmed in California ...
Let your spirits soar with this lighter-than-air adaptation of Jules Verne's classic tale. A ragtag crew of such unlikely associates as Jacques (Fabian) and ...
Cinq semaines en ballon = Five Weeks in a Balloon (Extraordinary Voyages, #1), Jules Verne. Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen (French: Cinq semaines en ballon) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863. It is the first novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work ...
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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.
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PUBLISHERS’ NOTE. “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.
