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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.
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.
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.
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. Let your spirits...
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.
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 · 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.
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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"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 ...
