Phineas Fogg and his faithful valet Passepartout set out to win the bet that they can circle the globe by train, elephant, ship and balloon in only 80 days. Stage producer Michael Todd created a spectacular comedy adventure film, using 252 locations in 13 countries.
General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.English and French language tracks with English, French and Spanish language subtitles.LSC 32.51For home use only.Special features include: introduction by Robert Osborne, commentary by Brian Sibley, "Around the world of Mike Todd" documentary, excerpts from Playhouse 90's "Around the world in 90 minutes", highlights from the March 27, 1957 Academy Awards ceremony, newsreels of the Los Angeles premiere and opening in Spain, outtakes, George Melies' "A trip to the moon", stills gallery, theatrical trailers, DVD-ROM features ("Michael Todd's Around the world in 80 days almanac")Widescreen version.Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.At head of title: Michael Todd's.Based on the book by Jules Verne.DVD.Disc label title.
Participant or Performer Note: David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, and many others.