Five Weeks In A Balloon (Dual Format Blu-ray and DVD) (1962)

From Irwin Allen, the master of fantasy adventures, comes this upbeat comedy based on Jules Verne's wildly popular novel. A crew of unlikely associates, including a nineteenth-century explore (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), his assistant (Fabian), a troublesome reporter (Red Buttons), an absentminded professor (Richard Haydn) and a liberate schoolteacher (Barbara Eden), undertake a balloon expedition in uncharted African territory. Hoping to plant a flag for the British Empire, this mismatched group must weather storms, hostile slave traders, sneezing sultans and, worst of all, each other! With an all-star cast, madcap romance and breath-taking landscapes, FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON is hilarious family fun from lift off to landing!