Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
69%RT Audience Score: 57%
Awards & Nominations: NA
It’s undeniably shallow, but its cheerful lack of pretense — as well as its grand scale and star-stuffed cast — help make Around the World in 80 Days charmingly light-hearted entertainment
Around the World in 80 Days is a movie that takes you on a wild ride around the globe, but be prepared to buckle up for a long journey. With a star-studded cast and a budget that’s visible on screen, this movie is a three-ring circus that’s worth the price of admission. Just don’t forget to pack some snacks for the trip!
Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Distributor
Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo, United Artists
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some action and rude humor.
Year of Release
1956
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:2h 50m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 1956 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2007
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Newton, Charles Boyer, Joe E Brown, directed by Michael Anderson, written by Jules Verne, James Poe, John Farrow, genre: comedy, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Times (UK) Staff, James Berardinelli, TIME Staff, Variety Staff, Dave Kehr, Bosley Crowther, Robert Bingham, Mike Massie, Tim Brayton, Clyde Gilmour, Tim Evans, Isabel Quigly, produced by Michael Todd, MPAA rating: G, Victorian-era, Englishman, Phileas Fogg, gentleman’s club, circumnavigate the globe, 20,000 pounds, stalwart manservant, Passepartout, dogged Police Inspector, chicanery, adventure, cameos, celebrity cameos, exotic places, travelogue, music, end title credit sequence, cinematography, locations, Best Picture winner, horror movies, MCU movies, Netflix series, TV shows, streaming movies, critic reviews, audience reviews, Fresh Kernels
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US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
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Cantinflas – Passepartout
Shirley MacLaine – Princess Aouda
Robert Newton – Mr. Fix
Charles Boyer – Monsieur Gasse, Travel Agent
Joe E. Brown – Stationmaster
Director(s)
Michael Anderson
Writer(s)
Jules Verne, James Poe, John Farrow
Producer(s)
Michael Todd
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (13)
Outstanding in the long part of Mr. Fogg’s faithful valet, Passepartout, is Cantinflas, a sad-faced comedian with a delightful economy of gesture and expression, who adds just the right note of implausibility to the whole highly improbable affair.
August 27, 2020
Times (UK) Staff
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
With its lazy, somnambulant pace and endless stream of cameos, Around the World in 80 Days seems to be unfolding in real time.
October 2, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
The wonder is that this Polyphemus of productions does not simply collapse of its own overweight; but, thanks principally to Showman Todd, the picture skips along with an amazing lightness.
February 18, 2009
TIME Staff
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
With a smash lineup of stars in major and minor parts, Todd has turned out a surefire hit.
January 28, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Proof that you can buy an Academy Award.
December 12, 2006
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Is the whole thing too exhausting? It’s a question of how much you can take. We not only took it but found it most amusing.
March 25, 2006
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s just about the most delightful way of spending three hours that I can think of offhand. At last the wide screen and full-color films have been used to make a picture that is worthy of them and appropriate to them.
February 10, 2022
Robert Bingham
The Reporter
The predictable conclusion, which brings the success of the odyssey down to the wire, still contains a hint of satisfaction.
August 15, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
You see every penny of its extremely generous budget onscreen. Even when you may not wish to.
June 24, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5
Tim Brayton
Alternate Ending
Jules Verne’s comedy-adventure about a trip encircling the globe in 1872 has been turned into a richly entertaining three-ring circus of a movie…
January 29, 2020
Clyde Gilmour
Maclean’s Magazine
For an adventure yarn based on a story of intrepid adventurers circumnavigating the globe, this barely scrapes off the ground.
February 20, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Tim Evans
Sky Cinema
The result… is a rollicking three hours.
February 19, 2019
Isabel Quigly
The Spectator…
Plot
Victorian-era Englishman Phileas Fogg bets 20,000 pounds that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days with his manservant Passepartout, while being pursued by a police inspector who suspects him of cheating in the charmingly light-hearted comedy/drama, Around the World in 80 Days.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Cantinflas’ performance as Passepartout is described as “iconically charming” by one audience reviewer.
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