Diagonaldi Very well executed

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Console best movie i've ever seen.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

adrianovasconcelos AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS will always be special to me because it was the only film that I watched alone with my beloved paternal grandfather, back in Lourenço Marques, Moçambique, in 1970. Of course, one can find flaws with the structure, Cantinflas' excessive flamboyance, and holes in the story's credibility, but that detracts from the immense pleasure, and ultimately the rather solid product that this film turns out to be, with wonderful comic touches and photography, and cameos by major stars of the day generously sprinkled all over the film. A 60th anniversary edition has come out in DVD and BlueRay with excellent extra material, including a voice over commentary that is a joy to listen to, offering detailed information about members of the cast, production difficulties, etc. David Niven's deadpan performance provides a clever counterweight to Cantinflas' overplayed antics. I have now watched this film at least 5 times, and all I can say is that I continue to enjoy it... very much!

jacobs-greenwood Using Jules Verne's novel about modern transportation and the resultant "shrinking globe", James Poe, John Farrow and S.J. Perelman won an Oscar for their adapted screenplay. Producer (and Elizabeth Taylor's third husband) Michael Todd, whose film technique Todd-AO was used for only the second time in this movie, won his only Oscar (he was killed less than a year later in a plane crash).In addition to winning Best Picture, the comedy adventure won three other Oscars and was nominated for three more, including for its director Michael Anderson (his only nomination from the Academy).David Niven plays the adventurous perfectionist Phileas Fogg and Cantinflas plays his newly hired, multi-talented and resourceful manservant Passepartout. British gentleman Fogg bets fellow members of his club (Finlay Currie, Robert Morley, Noel Coward, and Trevor Howard) that he can circle the globe in 80 days.Robert Newton is Mr. Fix, who knows nothing of the bet but is intent on catching and/or stopping Fogg because he believes that the adventurer is a thief. Shirley MacLaine plays a princess from India - that Fogg and Passepartout rescue from death - who travels with them for most of their trip.Among those that Todd was able to convince to appear in the film were Sir John Gielgud as a manservant, Charles Boyer as a travel agent, Jose Greco as a flamenco dancer (now there's a stretch), Cesar Romero as MacLaine's would-be executioner, Alan Mowbray as a government official, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Melville Cooper, Reginald Denny, Ronald Colman as a railway official, Charles Coburn as a steamship clerk, Peter Lorre as a steward, George Raft as a saloon bouncer, Red Skelton as a drunk that enjoys the saloon's free food with Cantinflas, Marlene Dietrich as the saloon's hostess that Raft loves to protect, John Carradine as a blowhard Kentucky Colonel, Frank Sinatra as the saloon's pianist, Buster Keaton as a train conductor, Joe E. Brown as the station master, Andy Devine, Victor McLaglen and Jack Oakie as shipmates, John Mills as a carriage driver, Glynis Johns and Hermione Gingold as sporting ladies, and Edward R. Murrow as himself.

gavin6942 Adaptation of Jules Verne's novel about a Victorian Englishman (David Niven) who bets that with the new steamships and railways he can do what the title says.What is most interesting about this film is that it is science fiction. Today (2015) it seems historical, but at the time the story was written it was quite a feat to circle the earth in 80 days. Now, it can be done in 80 hours (or less).The film has some down sides, notably the length (over three hours). This could probably be helped by cutting the intermission and the "Trip to the Moon" segment. There is also the strange casting of Peter Lorre as Japanese (though this is far from the first time).

k-thomas This was movie making at it's best. Unlike the movies of today. Fine Acting, Photography, Costumes, Filming, Script and especially the who's who in the movie world doing their cameos. In my view the finest performance came from Robert Newton, who in my view stole the picture. It was reminiscent of his performance as Long John Silver in Treasure Island. Just as devious. Young children of today enjoy this version, even though they have been brought up on the Jackie Chan version, which is far inferior. David Niven himself stated that this was his favorite film and i can see why. I would also imagine that the participants all had a great time.A true masterpiece.