Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Director:

Michael Anderson

Writers:

Jules Verne (novel)
James Poe (writer) ...

Release Date:

1958 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

See everything in the World worth seeing! Do everything in the World worth doing!

Plot:

Adaptation of Jules Verne's novel about a Victorian Englishman who bets that with the new steamships and railways he can do what the title says.

Plot Keywords:

Bribery | USA | False Arrest | Obsessive | Eccentric

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

David Niven	...	Phileas Fogg
Cantinflas	...	Passepartout
Finlay Currie	...	Whist Partner
Robert Morley	...	Ralph
Ronald Squire	...	Reform Club Member
Basil Sydney	...	Reform Club Member
Noel Coward	...	Hesketh-Baggott
John Gielgud	...	Mr. Foster (as Sir John Gielgud)
Trevor Howard	...	Denis Fallentin
Harcourt Williams	...	Hinshaw
Martine Carol	...	Tourist
Fernandel	...	French Coachman
Charles Boyer	...	Monsieur Gasse
Evelyn Keyes	...	The Flirt
José Greco	...	Flamenco Dancer (as Jose Greco)

Also Known As:

Around the World in 80 Days (USA) (alternative spelling)
Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

167 min (35 mm version) | 183 min (with overture and exit music) | UK:135 min (25 fps) (video version) | USA:175 min

Country:

Azerbaijan | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Perspecta Sound encoding) (35 mm magnetic prints) (1956) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo (Mag-optical) (35 mm prints) (1956) | Mono (optical) (35 mm prints) (re-release prints)

Certification:

West Germany:6 (f) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Norway:A | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved | USA:G (1983)

Filming Locations:

5 Lower Grosvenor Place, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

Michael Todd Company

Trivia:

Ronald Colman came out of a 5 year retirement to do his cameo.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the unstable bridge, the engineer backs up the train to cross it at 30 mph. But the distance the train backed up was insufficient for acceleration to that speed.

Quotes:

Col. Proctor Stamp: Thanks. You're still a foreigner, but you're true blue.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: My Fair Laddy (#17.12)" (2006)

known for its end credits and numerous cameos

'Around the World in Eighty Days' stars David Niven,Cantinflas, and Robert Newton (in his final role) but is mainly known for featuring zillions of people in cameo parts as Niven moves round his world trip.

You can spot ... Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Buster Keaton, Ronald Colman, Gilbert Roland, Shirley MacLaine, Tim McCoy, Hermoine Gingold, Charles Boyer, Finlay Currie, Trevor Howard ...

Is it any good? Well, it is too long but gives a good attempt to present countries and travelling on a big scale. Niven is as charming as ever, while Cantinflas manages to stay irritating for three hours. Robert Newton as the obsessed Inspector Fix is entertaining but he'd done better.

One to watch at least once (and no doubt better than the recent remake). And the end credits by Saul Bass are superb.