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Around the World in 80 Days

1956 ★ 184 min
Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton
Director: Michael Anderson, John Farrow
Writer: John Farrow, James Poe, S. J. Perelman
Producer: Kevin McClory, William Cameron Menzies, Mike Todd

Around the World in 80 Days (sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists. The picture was directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Mike Todd, with Kevin McClory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers.

Trivia

  • Won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
  • Won the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score.
  • Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
  • Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
  • Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color.
  • Based on Around the World in Eighty Days (novel by Jules Verne).
  • Around the World in 80 Days was produced by Broadway showman Michael Todd, based on a musical by Orson Welles and Jules Verne's adventure novel.
  • The director he hired, Michael Anderson, had directed the highly acclaimed British World War II feature The Dam Busters (1955), George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four feature (1956), and other classic films.
  • Todd sold his interest in the Todd-AO format to help finance the film.

Filming Locations

  • Madrid
  • Japan
  • Sylhet
  • Hong Kong
  • Yokohama
  • Bangkok
  • Hyde Park
  • New Mexico
  • Newport Beach
  • Paris

Previous Showings

11 Runs • 3 Festivals

16,497 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (November 20, 1958)

Original Run: November 20, 1958 (Thursday - Monday)

All runs on record (11):

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