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Around the World in 80 Days

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

1956

Michael Anderson

David Niven, Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Charles Boyer, Robert Newton ...

6.5

8,592

Adventure. Comedy English nobleman Phileas Fogg, a very strict and emotionless man, gets wound up in a bet at his gentlemen's club: He has to prove that it is possible to travel around the whole world in only 80 days. Together with his new butler Passepartout, who expected a different first day at work, he takes off instantly to Paris, where they miss the train to Marseilles. But a travel agent called Thomas Cook offers them his captive balloon, which ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"A smasheroo from start to finish (...) With a smash lineup of stars in major and minor parts, Todd has turned out a surefire hit."	POS
United States	Kate Cameron New York Daily News	"The most star-studded film of all time. It is also an eye-filling travelogue, an exciting adventure and a very funny film."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Proof that you can buy an Academy Award, with David Niven, Cantinflas, and 44 stars in cameo roles spending a lot of Michael Todd's money"	NEG
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"[It] has lost some of its original charm (...) Entertaining Sunday afternoon stuff (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tony Sloman Radio Times	"An epic very much of its time (...) A vastly entertaining star-studded travelogue (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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