A beautiful film with an outstanding music score. Originally filmed in wide screen Dyaliscope, the French form of CinemaScope, it looked spectacular on the big screen. However, this video dates from the 1980's, when all wide screen films had to be transferred to video in pan and scan as a matter of course, cutting off 50% of the picture area in the process. It badly needs remastering for DVD in its original full width CinemaScope format.
Thank you so much for this! I've been searching for this film for YEARS, but couldn't remember the title, and IMDB, search engines and posting to "what was that film?" sites didn't turn up anything. It was one of my favorite boyhood movies. By the way, according to IMDB, the title is "Stowaway IN the Sky" (although I now seem to remember it by the alternate title "Voyage in a Balloon", "Le Voyage en Ballon"; the French title). It might be worth correcting your title for people searching by that.
A stereo CD release of the complete Jean Prodromidès' marvelous score for LE VOYAGE EN BALLON is currently available.
Torapatapomme 9 months ago
Great music . it stay in memory for the life
JPP38830 10 months ago 2
Saw this several times at the movies in 1962--still love the music.
TheClam88 1 year ago
I remember seeing this movie..my Mom had the LP for this...played it to death
rousse61 2 years ago
A beautiful film with an outstanding music score. Originally filmed in wide screen Dyaliscope, the French form of CinemaScope, it looked spectacular on the big screen. However, this video dates from the 1980's, when all wide screen films had to be transferred to video in pan and scan as a matter of course, cutting off 50% of the picture area in the process. It badly needs remastering for DVD in its original full width CinemaScope format.
DavidRayner1947 2 years ago 8
Saw this when I was very young. Beautiful film, captures a boy's imagination.
salexlindsay 3 years ago
I loved this film but have not seen it for years.Any chance you could post the whole film.I would be most grateful
RMENZ 3 years ago 4
This is great, but where is the rest?
Jailinc 3 years ago 3
Thank you so much for this! I've been searching for this film for YEARS, but couldn't remember the title, and IMDB, search engines and posting to "what was that film?" sites didn't turn up anything. It was one of my favorite boyhood movies. By the way, according to IMDB, the title is "Stowaway IN the Sky" (although I now seem to remember it by the alternate title "Voyage in a Balloon", "Le Voyage en Ballon"; the French title). It might be worth correcting your title for people searching by that.
bricology 3 years ago 3