Five Weeks in a Balloon

Name: Five Weeks in a Balloon
Genre: action, adventure, comedy, family
Released: 1962
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Red Buttons, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre, Richard Haydn

Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) — action, adventure, comedy film. Directed by Irwin Allen. Starring Red Buttons, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre. This page maps 8 characters and 12 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

Interactive Features for Five Weeks in a Balloon

Five Weeks in a Balloon offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 8 characters interconnect through 12 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

An aerial expedition crosses Africa under political pressure while its mismatched crew confronts enslavement, captivity, rivalry, and a final race to the Volta River.

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family · 5.5/10 · 101 min · 1962

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.