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- 1956
- Approved
- United Artists
- 2 h 47 m
- 1956
- Approved
- United Artists
- 2 h 47 m
Summary A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Directed By: Michael Anderson, John Farrow
Written By: James Poe, S.J. Perelman, Jules Verne, John Farrow
- 1956
- Approved
- United Artists
- 2 h 47 m
- 1956
- Approved
- United Artists
- 2 h 47 m
Around the World in 80 Days
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7.5
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Summary A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Directed By: Michael Anderson, John Farrow
Written By: James Poe, S.J. Perelman, Jules Verne, John Farrow
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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70% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
69
70% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Everything about this big, beautiful movie smacks of authenticity, excitement, and massive showmanship.
Todd and Anderson's Around the World in 80 Days is an overstuffed, star-crammed affair, but it's also a sly charmer. [11 Jun 1992, p.14]
Broadway showman Mike Todd created this extravaganza, which launched the venerable movie tradition of the celebrity cameo. The color holds up well, although the leisurely pace may be an adjustment in today's world of fast-paced editing. [14 May 2004, p.14]
Although Around the World in 80 Days offers gorgeous visuals, that’s not sufficient justification for watching a film – any film – for three hours.
Mike Todd's inflation of Jules Verne, with Niven as Phileas Fogg and the Mexican comedian Cantinflas as Passepartout, becomes an interminable travelogue interspersed with sketches in which star-spotting affords some relief (there are cameos from hordes of luminaries ranging from Dietrich and Beatrice Lillie to Keaton and Sinatra).
Proof that you can buy an Academy Award, with David Niven, Cantinflas, and 44 stars in cameo roles spending a lot of Michael Todd’s money as they tour the world in Jules Verne’s balloon.
User Score
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
7.5
83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 5 Wins & 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
