Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne.

Due to the age of the book, it is now out of copyright, and may be downloaded from Project Gutenberg from http://promo.net/cgi-promo/pg/t9.cgi?entry=103 .

The book was adapted to film in 1956, a Hollywood fun movie with a huge cast. Many famous performers play bit parts, and part of the pleasure in this movie is playing "spot the star" The story is adapted from the famous novel of the same name by Jules Verne in which the hero, Phileas Fogg, and his new butler, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the late Victorian world in 80 days on a bet. The lead roles in the movie were played by David Niven and Cantinflas.

The movie earned five Oscars:

• Best Picture - Michael Todd, producer
• Best Cinematography, Color - Lionel Lindon
• Best Film Editing - Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax
• Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Victor Young
• Best Writing, Best Screenplay, Adapted - John Farrow, S.J. Perelman, and James Poe

It was nominated for an additional three Oscars

• Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - Ken Adam, Ross Dowd, and James W. Sullivan
• Best Costume Design, Color - Miles White
• Best Director - Michael Anderson