Around The World In 80 Days…….

[Smowball]

Just watching the film now - have never seen it before. For its time(1956) what an incredible film! The costumes, the music, the settings……… utterly enchanting x

[piggynose]

Is that the one with Dave Niven?

[Smowball]

Yes piggy x

[barry1010]

There is a very interesting character in that film - the chap who plays Passepartout.
Cantinflas was a Mexican comedian and actor, hugely famous in Mexico and Spanish speaking countries. Nice to see him in such a widely popular film

[Mozz71]

It won the Best Movie Oscar in 1960.

[Smowball]

I never knew that Barry & Mozz

[Smowball]

I still was stunned at the sheer scale of the film! All the characters, sets of different countries etc……… costumes….. Rey few films have me gripped like that. Put a lot of modern films to shame tbh

[jno]

my Dad grumbled that "Indian" Shirley MacLaine had blue eyes but apart from that he liked it.

They remade it with Steve Coogan not long ago - it wasn't bad.

[ToraToraTora]

yeah stunning film from the era when cinema was in a pitched battle with the up and coming TV, huge budgets magnificent scenery and costumes, a delight to watch. Loved picking out Noel Coward and Sir John Gielgud etc thoroughly enjoyable.

[ToraToraTora]

jno: "hey remade it with Steve Coogan not long ago - it wasn't bad. " - yeah Arnie was in that one too, ok but not a patch on the Niven one.

[jno]

it was filmed in Todd AO, a widescreen process invented by the director, Mike Todd. He was famous for being the only husband Elizabeth Taylor didn't divorce (because he died in a plane crash).

[Smowball]

I never knew they remade it?

[jno]

Jackie Chan and all

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327437/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

[ToraToraTora]

it was actually first made in 1919:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0010622/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9

[jno]

there was supposed to be a pre WW1 version as well though I can't find anything about it. No doubt one of the 90% of all silent films that have vanished.

https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/films/collections/films-by-genre/children-and-family/childrens-books-on-screen-best-adventure-films

[Smowball]

More and more fascinating!!

[barry1010]

Can you imagine what it must have been like to see it in the cinema in 1956?

[jno]

I did and it was terrific, barry