Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Directed by

John Farrow, Michael Anderson

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, action comedy film

Country

United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy

Runtime

3h 04m

Rated

G

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 586 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy Englishman bets he can travel around the world in 80 days. He and his valet face various obstacles and adventures across different countries.

lightheartedadventurouswhimsicalspiritedcolorfulfast-pacedentertainingoptimistic

What happens

Around the World in 80 Days (sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists. The picture was directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Mike Todd, with Kevin McClory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers. The screenplay, based on the classic 1873 novel of the same name by Jules Verne, was written by James Poe, John Farrow and S.J. Perelman. The music score was composed by Victor Young and the Todd-AO 70 mm cinematography (processed by Technicolor) was by Lionel Lindon. The film's six-minute-long animated title sequence, shown at the end of the film, was created by award-winning designer Saul Bass. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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