| | | It's a wonderful world, if you'll only take the time to go around it!
Features: DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Audio Commentary, Featurettes, Outtakes, English, Spanish, French Subtitles, 2 Discs
Phileas Fogg bet his fellow club members that he can circle the globe in eighty days. That may not be impressive today, but in 1872, it was nearly impossible. Accompanied by his valet, Passepartout, and the wandering Princess Aouda, Fogg crosses Europe, India, Japan, the Pacific and the United States.
"...offers plenty of entertainment, and more than forty cameo appearances offer plenty of star-gazing..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
David Niven is perfect as an imperturbable English gentleman who attempts to win a bet by circumnavigating the globe in 80 days. The Jules Verne story, 100 locations, 40 cameo appearances by Hollywood players, a Victor Young score, and S.J. Perelman among the writers guarantee delightful family fare. The beginning of the film features a prologue by Edward R. Murrow, the esteemed television journalist, and it includes the first film to be based on a Jules Verne novel, Georges Melies's A TRIP TO THE MOON from 1902.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Documentaries | | Introduction | | Newsreel | | Photo Gallery | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | TV Special | | Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days Almanac | | Newsreels of the Los Angeles Premiere and Opening in Spain | | Excerpts from Playhouse 90's Around the World in 90 Minutes, A Star Filled Extravaganza Commemorating the Film's One-Year Anniversary Highlights of the March 27, 1957 Academy Awards' Ceremony | | Introduction by Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne | | Documentary Around the World of Mike Todd | | George Melies' A Trip to The Moon | | Stills Gallery | | Languages: English, French | | Soundtrack Remastered In Dolby Digital 5.1 | | All-New Widescreen Digital Transfer | | Outtakes | | Theatrical Trailer | | DVD-ROM Enhanced Features | | Making Of Feature | | Audio Commentary | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 4/5/2005 |
| Running Time: 182 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1956 | | Catalog ID: 28632 | | UPC: 00085392863228 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1957) |  | Lionel Lindon, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Victor Young, Winner, Best Music, Original Score | | Michael Todd, Winner, Best Picture | | John Farrow, et al., Winner, Best Writing, Adapted |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[T]he Oscar-winning epic's colors really pop, and the performances remain vivid too." 05/28/2004 p.108USA Today
"Producer Michael Todd gambled his way to the best-picture Oscar and four more with the star-studded movie of Jules Verne's balloon-less novel." 05/21/2004 p.6E |
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