Around the World in Eighty Days

Well before ditching in this movie I had a glimpse of the book and I feel very delighted about the extraordinary vision of Jules Verne. He had predicted many inventions and innovations before the time, but I felt more delighted... Full review

Except for the horrible miscasting of Shirley MacLaine as a Hindu princess, Around the World in 80 Days comes close to being a perfect film. The rest of the cast paints to perfection the portrait of Jules Verne's odyssey about... Full review

In 1946 Orson Welles decided to return to his Broadway roots and produce a dramatic version of the 1872 Jules Verne novel "Around The World In 80 Days". It was to be a big production - with a musical score... Full review

This is a bit dated by now, but still not a bad film to watch. It seems like more of a travelogue than anything else, at this point. Frankly, at three hours and being a mid-50s film, I thought it... Full review

Based on the famous novel of the same name Around The World In Eighty Days,is an undeniable classic,Despite a forgettable 'remake'it has never been bettered, David Niven star's as The eponymous Phileas Fogg, an Eccentric gentleman who wages a bet with... Full review

Michael Todd's screen adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel is a masterpiece.Beautifully shot in over 100 different locations around the world, it is one of the few novels which actually benefits from big screen treatment. No longer do we have... Full review

'Around the World in Eighty Days' stars David Niven,Cantinflas, and Robert Newton (in his final role) but is mainly known for featuring zillions of people in cameo parts as Niven moves round his world trip.You can spot ... Marlene Dietrich,... Full review

It is really too bad that most people didn't see "ATWIED" in Todd-AO, because, especially the pan-and-scan version butchered the movie from cutting off half the picture to cutting out the scenes that perform such an important linking function to... Full review

This movie was very effective because it instilled a sense of adventure and fun. Very often, movies try to sell an interesting setting. Here's an idea? If audiences like a good setting, why not put lots of settings. And it's... Full review

Mike Todd's version of Jules Verne tale offers a refined English comedy, giant-screen travel landscapes, dazzling brilliant color, famous actors in small roles... as Phileas Fogg and his comical valet made the tour of the world beginning in England, going... Full review

Around the World in 80 Days . Where: Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Ave., Madison. When: Through May 24. 7:30 p.m. ... Full Article

"Train, train, train, I'll miss you when you're gone," sang Johnny Cash some four decades ago. Trains are still around but more and more of us are opting out of railway journeys in this day and age of discounted air... ... Full Article

Hey folks, Harry here with some shots of AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS... the gigantic world-wide production featuring the genius that the world will come to know as Steve Coogan as Phileas Fogg taking over the role from David... ... Full Article

Around the World in 80 Days , based on Jules Verne's 1870 novel, opens with an extended documentary-style sequence on the prescience of the Ur science-fiction writer: He accurately foresaw the advent of rocketry, air travel, and many other technologies... ... Full Article

Plot After stealing a valuable jade Buddha from the Bank Of England, Chinese thief Lau Xing (Chan) disguises himself as French valet Passepartout and teams up with Phileas Fogg (Coogan), an eccentric inventor who has made a wager that he... ... Full Article