Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

6.7G184 minDirector: Michael Anderson

1956 film by Michael Anderson

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.

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What is Around the World in 80 Days about?
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — When this movie is made in 1956, one could circumnavigate the globe in a little less than two days. When Jules Verne wrote the story "Around the World in Eighty Days" in 1872, he predicted that one day man could accomplish the task in eighty hours, but which most considered folly
Is Around the World in 80 Days based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
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Content rating: G. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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