Around the world in 80 days [videorecording (DVD)] / Warner Bros. ; produced by Michael Todd ; screenplay by James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman ; directed by Michael Anderson.
Based on the novel Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours by Jules Verne. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Features: introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, feature-length audio commentary by BBC radio's Brian Sibley, "Around the world of Mike Todd" documentary, excerpts from "Playhouse 90's around the world in 90 minutes", highlights of the March 27, 1957 Academy Awards ceremony, newsreels, outtakes, Georges Melies' "A trip to the moon", stills gallery, theatrical trailers, Michael Todd's Around the world in 80 days almanac. David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire; narrator, Edward R. Murrow.
Summary:
A Victorian gentleman and his valet wager that they can go around the world in only 80 days.
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