October 17, 1956 (United States)
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 and Cantinflas, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists.
The epic picture was directed by Michael Anderson and produced by Mike Todd, with Kevin McClory and William Cameron Menzies as associate producers. The screenplay, based on the classic 1873 novel of the same name by Jules Verne, was written by James Poe, John Farrow, and S.J. Perelman. The music score was composed by Victor Young, and the Todd-AO 70 mm cinematography (shot in Technicolor) was by Lionel Lindon. The film's six-minute-long animated title sequence, shown at the end of the film, was created by award-winning designer Saul Bass.
The film won 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Storyline
Victorian-era Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven) proclaims before his fellow members of a London gentleman's club that he can circumnavigate the globe in a mere 80 days, further boasting that he will bet the princely sum of 20,000 pounds on the success of his endeavor.
Movie Trailer
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) (Trailers)
Sound Effects Used
- SoundDogs, Impact Crash - Metal Crash & Slide. Ok
- Sound Ideas, ARCHERY - ARROW SHOOT AND BOUNCE OFF SHIELD (heard during the shootout with the Indians)
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