German distributors Koch Media have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray Irwin Allen's
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962), starring Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden and Peter Lorre. The release will be available online and in stores across Germany on September 28th.
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 19th-century explorer (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), his assistant (Fabian), a troublesome reporter (Red Buttons), an absent-minded professor (Richard Haydin), and a liberal 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!
Special Features:
- Trailer
- Featurettes von der Premiere/Footage from the film's premiere
- Bildergalerie mit seltenem Werbematerial/Stills and rare promo materials