Movie Description
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.
| Credits | | Writer: | James Poe, John Farrow, S. J. Perelman | | Producer: | Michael Todd | | Cast: | Alan Mowbray, Andy Devine, Buster Keaton, Cedric Hardwicke, Cesar Romero, Charles Coburn, Edmund Lowe, Edward R. Murrow, Frank Sinatra, George Raft, Gilbert Roland, Glynis Johns, Hermione Gingold, John Mills, Marlene Dietrich, Melville Cooper, Mike Mazurki, Peter Lorre, Red Skelton, Robert Morley, Ronald Colman, Ronald Squire, Tim McCoy, Victor McLaglen |
| Details | | Edition: | 2-Disc Special Edition |
Notes
American director Orson Welles was considering the possibility of directing the picture but, because of previous engagements, ended up doing a stage production of the story. In 1986 it was made into a TV mini-series.
The beginning of the film features a prologue by Edward R. Murrow, the esteemed television journalist. It also includes the first film ever to be based on a Jules Verne novel, Melies's A TRIP TO THE MOON from 1902. Georges Melies was one of the earliest French filmmakers whose films still exist, and his film of the Verne novel was about 3 minutes long.
Shot in Todd-AO, and Eastmancolor.
Winner of 67 international best picture honors.
Although the film won the Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture--Drama, Cantinflas received the Golden Globe for Best Actor--Musical/Comedy., DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen - 2.20
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Stereo - French
Editorial Reviews
"[T]he Oscar-winning epic's colors really pop, and the performances remain vivid too."
Entertainment Weekly - William Stevenson (05/28/2004)
"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."
USA Today - Mike Clark (05/21/2004)
Awards
1956Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayJames Poe, 1956Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayJohn Farrow, 1956Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayS. J. Perelman, 1956Academy AwardsBest CinematographyLionel Lindon, 1956Academy AwardsBest Film Editing, 1956Academy AwardsBest Original ScoreVictor Young, 1956Academy AwardsBest Picture
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