Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
David Niven
Phileas Fogg
Cantinflas
Passepartout
Shirley MacLaine
Princess Aouda
Robert Newton
Mr. Fix
Finlay Currie
Whist Partner
Robert Morley
Ralph
Charles Boyer
Monsieur Gasse
Gilbert Roland
Achmed Abdullah
Marlene Dietrich
Saloon Hostess
Frank Sinatra
Saloon Pianist
Buster Keaton
Train Conductor
John Carradine
Proctor Stamp
Peter Lorre
Steward
George Raft
Saloon Bouncer
Tim McCoy
Colonel
Joe E. Brown
Stationmaster
Melville Cooper
Mr. Talley
Reginald Denny
Police Chief
Ronald Colman
Railway Official
Trevor Howard
Denis Fallentin
Harcourt Williams
Hinshaw
Martine Carol
Tourist
Cedric Hardwicke
Francis Cromarty
Noël Coward
Roland Hesketh-Baggott
John Gielgud
Foster
Fernandel
French Coachman
Evelyn Keyes
Paris Tart
José Greco
Flamenco Dancer
Cesar Romero
Abdullah's Henchman
Alan Mowbray
British Consul
Charles Coburn
Steamship Company Clerk
Red Skelton
Drunk in Barbary Coast Saloon
Andy Devine
SS Henrietta First Mate
Edmund Lowe
SS Henrietta Engineer
Victor McLaglen
SS Henrietta Helmsman
John Mills
London Carriage Driver
Glynis Johns
Sporting Lady's Companion
Hermione Gingold
Sporting Lady
Edward R. Murrow
Prologue Narrator
Mike Mazurki
Drunk in Hong Kong Dive
Ronald Squire
Reform Club Member
Basil Sydney
Reform Club Member
Luis Miguel Dominguín
Bullfighter
Robert Cabal
Elephant Driver-Guide
Jack Oakie
SS Henrietta Captain
Beatrice Lillie
London Revivalist Group Leader
A.E. Matthews
Club Member
Walter Fitzgerald
Club Member
Ronald Adam
Club Steward
Frank Royde
Clergyman
Abdullah Abbas
Extra (uncredited)
Jesse Adams
Extra (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Extra (uncredited)
Ray Armstrong
Extra (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Extra (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Extra (uncredited)
Rama Bai
Extra (uncredited)
Leah Baird
Extra (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Extra (uncredited)
Eugene Beday
Extra (uncredited)
Helena Benda
Extra (uncredited)
Audrey Betz
Extra (uncredited)
George Blagoi
Extra (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Extra (uncredited)
Nina Borget
Extra (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Extra (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Extra (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
Extra (uncredited)
Bob Burrows
Extra (uncredited)
Paul Busch
Extra (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
Extra (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Extra (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Extra (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Extra (uncredited)
Louise Colombet
Extra (uncredited)
Bill Couch
Extra (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Extra (uncredited)
Roy Damron
Extra (uncredited)
Eddie Das
Extra (uncredited)
John Davidson
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Davies
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Davis
Extra (uncredited)
Anna De Linsky
Extra (uncredited)
Gloria Dea
Extra (uncredited)
John Deauville
Extra (uncredited)
Harry Denny
Extra (uncredited)
James Dime
Extra (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty
Extra (uncredited)
Dan Dowling
Extra (uncredited)
Harry Duff
Extra (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac
Extra (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar
Extra (uncredited)
Renald Dupont
Extra (uncredited)
Larry Duran
Extra (uncredited)
Minta Durfee
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Ellis
Extra (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
Extra (uncredited)
Frank Erickson
Extra (uncredited)
Bob Evans
Extra (uncredited)
Harry Evans
Extra (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Extra (uncredited)
Art Felix
Extra (uncredited)
Grace Field
Extra (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Extra (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Extra (uncredited)
Frances Fong
(uncredited)
Otto Forrest
Extra (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Extra (uncredited)
Jesús Franco
Extra (uncredited)
Ben Frommer
Extra (uncredited)
Curt Furburg
Extra (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
Extra (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Extra (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
Extra (uncredited)
June Glory
Extra (uncredited)
Albert Godderis
Extra (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Extra (uncredited)
Carmelita González
Extra (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Extra (uncredited)
Bernie Gozier
Extra (uncredited)
William Graeff Jr.
Extra (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Extra (uncredited)
Donald Gray
Extra (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Extra (uncredited)
Paul Gustine
Extra (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Extra (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Extra (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Extra (uncredited)
Chick Hannan
Extra (uncredited)
Silver Harr
Extra (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Extra (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke
Extra (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
Extra (uncredited)
George Hickman
Extra (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Extra (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Extra (uncredited)
Jimmie Horan
Extra (uncredited)
Yoneo Iguchi
Extra (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
Extra (uncredited)
Robert James
Extra (uncredited)
Dolly Jarvis
Extra (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Extra (uncredited)
Leroy Johnson
Extra (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
Extra (uncredited)
Harvey Karels
Extra (uncredited)
Willie Keeler
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Kenny
Extra (uncredited)
Al Kikume
Extra (uncredited)
Max Kleven
Extra (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Extra (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Extra (uncredited)
Jeanne Lafayette
Extra (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Extra (uncredited)
Alfredo Landa
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Lee
Extra (uncredited)
Virginia Ann Lee
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Leroy
Extra (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Extra (uncredited)
Shirley Lew
Extra (uncredited)
Tien-Lang Li
Extra (uncredited)
Baron James Lichter
Extra (uncredited)
Marco López
Extra (uncredited)
Casey MacGregor
Train Fireman (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky
Extra (uncredited)
Johnny Marlin
Extra (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Extra (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Extra (uncredited)
Marie Melesh
Extra (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Extra (uncredited)
Gordon Mitchell
Extra (uncredited)
King Mojave
Extra (uncredited)
Joe Molina
Extra (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
Extra (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Extra (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Extra (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Extra (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Extra (uncredited)
Frank Nagai
Extra (uncredited)
George Nardelli
Extra (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Extra (uncredited)
Faye Michael Nuell
Extra (uncredited)
Daniel Nunez
Extra (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Extra (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Extra (uncredited)
Lillian O'Malley
Extra (uncredited)
Kent Odell
Extra (uncredited)
Yasuzō Ogawa
Extra (uncredited)
Bob Okazaki
Extra (uncredited)
Victor Paul
Extra (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton
Extra (uncredited)
Elsa Peterson
Extra (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Extra (uncredited)
Byron Poindexter
Extra (uncredited)
Lucille Porcett
Extra (uncredited)
Don Pulford
Extra (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Extra (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Extra (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Extra (uncredited)
Max Reid
Extra (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
Extra (uncredited)
Peggy Remington
Extra (uncredited)
David Richardson
Extra (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Extra (uncredited)
George Ross
Extra (uncredited)
Joe E. Ross
Extra (uncredited)
Marion Ross
Extra (uncredited)
Tony Roux
Extra (uncredited)
John Roy
Extra (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Extra (uncredited)
Loulette Sablon
Extra (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Extra (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Extra (uncredited)
Sam Savitsky
Extra (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Extra (uncredited)
Charles Schaeffer
Extra (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
Extra (uncredited)
Eddie Searles
Extra (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Extra (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Extra (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Extra (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley
Extra (uncredited)
June Smaney
Extra (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
Extra (uncredited)
J. Lewis Smith
Extra (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
Extra (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Extra (uncredited)
Kalu K. Sonkur
Extra (uncredited)
Hayward Soo Hoo
Extra (uncredited)
Walter Soo Hoo
Extra (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Extra (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo
Extra (uncredited)
John Starck
Extra (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Extra (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
Extra (uncredited)
Ramón Sánchez
Extra (uncredited)
Mike Tellegen
Extra (uncredited)
Lillian Ten Eyck
Extra (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Extra (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Extra (uncredited)
Michael Trubshawe
Extra (uncredited)
Tony Urchel
Extra (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Extra (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
Extra (uncredited)
William Yokota
Extra (uncredited)
Mary Young
Extra (uncredited)
Patrick Cargill
(uncredited)
Richard Aherne
(uncredited)
Frank Baker
(uncredited)
John Benson
(uncredited)
Albert Cavens
(uncredited)
Fred Cavens
(uncredited)
Cecil Combs
(uncredited)
Ashley Cowan
(uncredited)
Roy Darmour
(uncredited)
Leslie Denison
(uncredited)
Carli Elinor
(uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
(uncredited)
Rudy Germane
(uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter
(uncredited)
Cameron Hall
(uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
(uncredited)
Roddy Hughes
(uncredited)
Joanna Vogel
(uncredited)
Weaver Levy
(uncredited)
Fateh Lohani
(uncredited)
Joan Lora
(uncredited)
Manuel López
(uncredited)
William Meader
(uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
(uncredited)
Satini Pualoa
(uncredited)
Bill Shine
(uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh
(uncredited)
Cap Somers
(uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
(uncredited)
Carol White
Girl (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
(uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Alphonso DuBois
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Philip Ahn
Hong Kong Citizen (uncredited)
Richard Loo
Saloon Manager (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Seaman (uncredited)
Martin Cichy
Bartender (uncredited)
Campbell Cotts
Reform Club Member (uncredited)
Felix Felton
Reform Club Member (uncredited)
Frederick Leister
Reform Club Member (uncredited)
Norman MacOwan
Reform Club Member (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Parade Onlooker (uncredited)
Russell Meeker
Parade Onlooker (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Marcher in Parade (uncredited)
John George
Marcher in Parade (uncredited)
Al Haskell
Fireman in Parade (uncredited)
Tex Holden
One-Legged Sailor (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Stoker (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stoker (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Walter Kingsford
Mongolia Captain (uncredited)
Keye Luke
Old Man at Travel Office (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Barfly (uncredited)
Manuel París
Spanish Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Political Backer (uncredited)
Edwin Rochelle
Waiter (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
Horseman in Parade (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Winona Smith
(uncredited)
Tom Allen
(uncredited)
Johnny Sekka
Man Operating Hand Held Fan in Military Police Office
Al Bain
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Dee Sharon
Extra (uncredited)
Diana Deane
Extra (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Extra (uncredited)
Jane Chung
Extra (uncredited)
Director
Michael Anderson
Novel, Screenplay
Jules Verne
Screenplay
James Poe
Screenplay
John Farrow
Screenplay
S.J. Perelman
March 6, 2019
7
Spot the cameo in 5 Oscar winning epic.
Based on the wonderful writing from Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days is just shy of three hours, this was my first ever visit to the film and my reaction is mainly positive, though tempered with a small sense of unfulfillment.
Phileas Fogg takes a wager from his fellow London club members that he can't circle the globe in 80 days, this it should be noted is 1872 where transport was not of the fast and dynamic variety. Fogg and his trusty servant Passepartout, set off on a journey that brings many adventures, and many humorous scrapes. They meet a wonderful array of characters and travel on many forms of transport, it is in short a magical journey.
The production here from Mike Todd is gargantuan, the sets are incredible, the multiple locations befit the multi cast of actors that grace the film (have fun playing spot the star in this one). The costumes and the score are spot on, while Lionel Lindon's cinematography rightly won the gold award because it's lush and cloaks the delightful story with a number of treats for the eyes. David Niven is perfect as Fogg, whilst Cantinflas as Passepartout is perfect foil for Fogg's staid stiff upper lippery.
Yet in spite of it's obvious beauty the film is a touch overlong, some scenes are padded far too much when surely a shorter take would have made its mark equally enough? I was surprised by the ending being so short and sweet, yes, sure it's fitting, but after sitting through just under 3 hours of film you are not being unreasonable to expect a grand fanfare type of ending. Still, it doesn't take away from this being a good cinematic achievement. As to if it stands up to repeat viewing? I'll have to see on that one... 7.5/10
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$6,000,000.00
Revenue:
$42,000,000.00