He makes a £20,000 wager with several skeptical fellow members of his London gentlemen's club (Trevor Howard, Robert Morley and Finlay Currie included), the Reform Club, that he can arrive back within 80 days before exactly 8:45 pm. Set around 1872, "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" told the story an English gentleman named Phileas Fogg (David Niven) who claims he can circumnavigate the world in eighty days. No wonder Hollywood seemed amazed that Todd managed to finish the film. Along with the four leading actors, the movie featured over forty (40) stars, 140 locations, 100 sets and over 36,000 costumes. Considering the movie’s running time of 183 minutes (3 hours and 3 minutes), I find it surprising that it took only seventy-five (75) days to shoot it.
Which makes me wonder how many scenes he actually directed. Farrow, by the way, did not receive any credit for his work as a director of this film.
Two men directed this film – Michael Anderson, an Englishman who had only directed seven movies before "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" and John Farrow, a well-known Australian director who had co-written the film’s script. Perhaps the reason behind the movie’s accolades centered around Hollywood’s amazement that first time movie producer, Mike Todd, had succeeded in not only completing the film, but also creating an entertaining one. Perelman, and James Poe all won Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay. Even more surprising is the fact that John Farrow, S. I simply cannot fathom the idea of it being considered the Best Picture of 1956. And even after all of these years, I still enjoy watching this movie. I like the idea of travel, whether I am doing it myself or watching it on the big screen or on television. The idea of someone taking a long journey around the world – especially in an age before air travel – greatly appealed to me. Ever since I first saw "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" on television years ago, I have been a fan of the movie. Produced by Michael Todd, the Academy Award winning film starred David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine and Robert Newton.Ĭould someone please explain how "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" managed to win the 1956 Best Picture Academy Award? How on earth did this happen? Do not get me wrong. "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" (1956) Reviewīased upon Jules Verne’s 1873 classic novel, "AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS" is the story of a 19th century English gentleman named Phileas Fogg and his newly employed French valet, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in eighty (80) days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.
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