Around the World in Eighty Days

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Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

G 10/17/1956 (US) Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance 3h 2m

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It's a wonderful world, if you'll only take the time to go around it!

Overview

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Jules Verne

Novel, Screenplay
Michael Anderson

Director
S.J. Perelman

Screenplay
James Poe

Screenplay
John Farrow

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

David Niven

Phileas Fogg
Cantinflas

Passepartout
Finlay Currie

Whist Partner
Robert Morley

Ralph
Charles Boyer

Monsieur Gasse
Robert Newton

Mr. Fix
Gilbert Roland

Achmed Abdullah
Marlene Dietrich

Saloon Hostess
Frank Sinatra

Saloon Pianist
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I so wanted to like this film. An unsurpassable cast delivering a story depicting the ultimate in compendium storytelling. What could go wrong? Well, sadly - quite a lot. David Niven is fine as the dapper sophisticate "Fogg" who along with his gentleman's gentleman of one whole day "Passepartout" (the acrobatic Cantinflas) accepts a bet from some toffs in the Reform Club that he cannot circumnavigate the world in 80 days. Steam trains, balloons, ships, camels, horses, even a paddle-steamer facilitate their travels with just about every movie star on the books joining in as our tour of the world... read the rest.

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