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Around the World in 80 Days

  • 19561956
  • GG
  • 2h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
28K
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David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
IMDb RATING
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28K
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    • Michael Anderson
    • John Farrow(Spanish sequences)
  • Writers
    • James Poe(screenplay)
    • John Farrow(screenplay)
    • S.J. Perelman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • David Niven
    • Cantinflas
    • Finlay Currie
    • Michael Anderson
    • John Farrow(Spanish sequences)
  • Writers
    • James Poe(screenplay)
    • John Farrow(screenplay)
    • S.J. Perelman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • David Niven
    • Cantinflas
    • Finlay Currie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 161User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 Oscars

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    David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Cantinflas, and Robert Newton in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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    Frank Sinatra in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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    "Around the World in Eighty (80) Days" David Niven, Cantinfals 1956 United Artists
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    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Phileas Fogg
    Cantinflas
    Cantinflas
    • Passepartout
    Finlay Currie
    Finlay Currie
    • Andrew Stuart
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Ralph - Bank of England Governor
    Ronald Squire
    Ronald Squire
    • Reform Club Member
    Basil Sydney
    Basil Sydney
    • Reform Club Member
    Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    • Roland Hesketh-Baggott - London Employment Agency Manager
    • (as Noel Coward)
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Foster - Fogg's Ex-Valet
    • (as Sir John Gielgud)
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Denis Fallentin - Reform Club Member
    Harcourt Williams
    Harcourt Williams
    • Hinshaw - Reform Club Aged Steward
    Martine Carol
    Martine Carol
    • Girl in Paris Railroad Station
    Fernandel
    Fernandel
    • French Coachman
    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Monsieur Gasse - Thomas Cook Paris Clerk
    Evelyn Keyes
    Evelyn Keyes
    • Tart - Paris
    José Greco
    José Greco
    • Flamenco Dancer
    • (as Jose Greco and Troupe)
    Luis Miguel Dominguín
    • Bullfighter
    • (as Luis Dominguin)
    Gilbert Roland
    Gilbert Roland
    • Achmed Abdullah
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Achmed Abdullah's Henchman
      • Michael Anderson
      • John Farrow(Spanish sequences) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • James Poe(screenplay)
      • John Farrow(screenplay)
      • S.J. Perelman(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      This movie created the idea of "cameo roles" as a way to invite established stars to participate in a production.
    • Goofs
      In San Francisco the prostitutes jump off a wagon full of beer barrels marked 'Pabst Blue Ribbon.' It was called Select until 1882. Due to their practice of tying a blue ribbon around the neck, it was frequently asked for as 'that blue ribbon beer.'
    • Quotes

      Princess Aouda: Have there been any women in his life?

      Passepartout: I assume he had a mother, but I am not certain.

    • Crazy credits
      The last line of dialogue is "This is the end". The closing credits then begin with the words WHO WAS SEEN IN WHAT SCENE ... AND WHO DID WHAT. The story is then recapped in 6 minutes of simple, minimally animated cartoon images, allowing the names of the many cast members who each appeared in just one scene to be shown in relation to that scene, often adjacent to a cartoon image of their character. The cast is therein listed in order of appearance. The character names don't appear. Some of the crew credits (WHO DID WHAT) are interspersed with the cast credits, with the remainder at the end. The very last thing shown is the film's title.
    • Alternate versions
      When Warner Bros. bought the rights to this film from Elizabeth Taylor (to whom United Artists lost control of the film in the 1970s) for its later re-releases, some prints were heavily edited. An uncut print of the 35mm version has been shown on cable TV.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Monkees: Monkees Mind Their Manor (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock-a-Bye Baby
      (pub. 1765) (uncredited)

      Traditional

      In the score during the "Trip to the Moon" sequence when the scientists go to sleep

    User reviews161

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    8/10
    The greatest supporting cast in the history of film
    Michael Todd's screen adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel is a masterpiece.

    Beautifully shot in over 100 different locations around the world, it is one of the few novels which actually benefits from big screen treatment. No longer do we have to imagine these fine exotic places in our minds, they are presented here in full cinematic and Technicolour brilliance.

    The great David Niven plays the quintessential English gentleman to the hilt as Philias Fogg, the well to do bachelor who after calmly announcing that it was possible, accepts a £20,000 wager from his fellow Reform Club members to travel round the world in 80 days.

    In tow on this mammoth voyage are newly appointed man servant Passepartout played by Mexican entertainer Cantinflas, a rather miscast Shirley MacLaine as Aouda a recently rescued Indian Princess and the lovable and ever watchable Robert Newton as Mr. Fix the detective who is convinced Fogg is a master criminal who left Britain having just robbed the Bank of England.

    Yet what adds flavour to an already wonderful story and fascinating movie, is that no matter what corner of the globe our intrepid Fogg appears, he is helped, hindered, slowed down, befriended and attacked by a myriad of world renowned movie stars. Never before or since has a film boasted so many top named stars in cameo appearances.

    Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, Finlay Currie, Basil Sydney, Noel Coward, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Harcourt Williams, Martine Carol, Fernandel, Charles Boyer, Evelyn Keyes, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, Alan Mowbray, Cedric Hardwicke, Melville Cooper, Reginald Denny, Ronald Colman, Charles Coburn, Peter Lorre, George Raft, Red Skelton, Marlene Dietrich, John Carradine, Frank Sinatra, Buster Keaton, Tim McCoy, Joe E. Brown, Andy Devine, Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, Beatrice Lillie, John Mills, Glynis Johns and Hermione Gingold all come along for this bizarre journey.

    Now thats what I call a cast list.

    Niven is as always a joy to watch as the seemingly unstoppable and resourceful Fogg, so much so that the film can be forgiven its epic length.

    However, I do feel as though a good half an hour could have been trimmed had Todd decided to tone down some of Cantinflas' over long routines. We know what a fantastic and talented performer he was, there was no real need to hammer the point home with a nigh on 15 minute bull fight sequence, Japanese circus tricks and stunt horse riding.

    However despite this one criticism, the film is legend, the story is legend and was fully deserving of the five Oscar's it was awarded, including Best Picture of 1956.

    In fact I feel certain that if Philias Fogg had a film like this on DVD, he would have much preferred to stay at home and watch it. I know I certainly would.
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    • Sep 28, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1956 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
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      • Sylhet, Bangladesh
    • Production company
      • Michael Todd Company
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    • 2 hours 55 minutes

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