Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Michael Anderson

Writers:

Jules Verne (novel)
James Poe (writer) ...

Release Date:

1958 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Comedie | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Western

Accroche:

See everything in the World worth seeing! Do everything in the World worth doing!

Plot:

Adaptation of Jules Verne's novel about a Victorian Englishman who bets that with the new steamships and railways he can do what the title says.

Plot Keywords:

Drugging | Beautiful Woman | Engagement | London | Police Detective

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

An adventure of great proportion!

Ensemble

David Niven	...	Phileas Fogg
Cantinflas	...	Passepartout
Finlay Currie	...	Whist Partner
Robert Morley	...	Ralph
Ronald Squire	...	Reform Club Member
Basil Sydney	...	Reform Club Member
Noel Coward	...	Hesketh-Baggott
John Gielgud	...	Mr. Foster (as Sir John Gielgud)
Trevor Howard	...	Denis Fallentin
Harcourt Williams	...	Hinshaw
Martine Carol	...	Tourist
Fernandel	...	French Coachman
Charles Boyer	...	Monsieur Gasse
Evelyn Keyes	...	The Flirt
José Greco	...	Flamenco Dancer (as Jose Greco)

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Around the World in 80 Days (USA) (alternative spelling)
Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA) (complete title)
Tour du monde en 80 jours, Le (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]

Durée:

167 min (35 mm version) | 183 min (with overture and exit music) | UK:135 min (25 fps) (video version) | USA:175 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

4-Track Stereo (Perspecta Sound encoding) (35 mm magnetic prints) (1956) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | 4-Track Stereo (Mag-optical) (35 mm prints) (1956) | Mono (optical) (35 mm prints) (re-release prints)

Classification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Norway:A | West Germany:6 (f) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved | USA:G (1983)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

5 Lower Grosvenor Place, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company:

Michael Todd Company

Anecdotes:

According to David Niven's agent, producer Michael Todd originally wanted Cary Grant for the role of Phineas Fogg, but had given up after trying for 6 months.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When the tall ship US Grant arrives in San Francisco, you can see the radar installations on the mast. Did not exist in 1872. Ship is a stock shot of the contemporary 1950s Japanese training ship Nippon Maru.

Guillemet:

Col. Proctor Stamp: What kind of foreigner are you? Are you a hoochie-coochie dancer?

Movie Connections:

Features Voyage dans la lune, Le (1902)

Soundtrack:

Around the World

An adventure of great proportion!

The thing that surprised me about this movie was how big this production was. Thousands of extras and costumes and dozens of cameo's in a trip around the world.

Unfortunately the movie has lost some of its power throughout the years. It is beginning to get outdated and it almost seems like a miracle these days that this movie has won 5 Oscar's including the one for best picture in 1957. Especially the pace is outdated, there are some endless long scene's that just don't seem to end and go on and on.

The movie is filled with cameo's (the first movie ever). But I'm ashamed to say that I hardly recognized anyone. We are talking about 1956 here, those who were big stars back then are now long since gone. The only one I recognized was Sir John Gielgud, no I even didn't recognized Frank Sinatra or Marlene Dietrich.

David Niven was in his element and was a great leading man. I can't say that I'm completely happy with the casting choice of Cantinflas as Passepartout but fortunately it doesn't ruin the movie in any way.

The story is great and adventurous, there are countless fun and entertaining moments in this epic production.

8/10