Around the World in Eighty Days Poster

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

G 10/17/1956 Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance 3h 2m
66%
User
Score
6.7/10
72%
69/100

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

Screenplay

Michael Anderson

Director

John Farrow

Screenplay

James Poe

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

David Niven

David Niven

Phileas Fogg

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Passepartout

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Princess Aouda

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Mr. Fix

Finlay Currie

Finlay Currie

Whist Partner

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Ralph

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

Monsieur Gasse

Gilbert Roland

Gilbert Roland

Achmed Abdullah

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Saloon Hostess

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Media

Around the World In 80 Days (1956) Official Trailer - Cantinflas, Jules Verne Movie HD

Around the World In 80 Days (1956) Official Trailer - Cantinflas, Jules Verne Movie HD

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on March 6, 2019

Spot the cameo in 5 Oscar winning epic.

Based on the wonderful writing from Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days is just shy of three hours, this was my first ever visit to the film and my reaction is mainly positive, though tempered with a small sense of unfulfillment.

Phileas Fogg takes a wager from his fellow London club members that he can't circle the globe in 80 days, this it should be noted is 1872 where transport was not of the fast and dynamic variety. Fogg and his trusty servant Passepartout, set off on a journey that brings many adventures, and many humorous scrapes. They meet a wonderful array of characters and travel on many forms of transport, it is in short a magical journey.

The production here from Mike Todd is gargantuan, the sets are incredible, the mult...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 14, 2024

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 offers us colourful and entertaining escapades from many different countries and cultures. There is a sort of chemistry between the two travellers, but they are all to often apart on screen, and sad...

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