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| United Artists | Release Date: October 17, 1956 |
Starring:
Basil Sydney, Cantinflas, David Niven, Finlay Currie, Harcourt Williams, John Gielgud, Noel Coward, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, Trevor Howard
Summary:
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Genre(s):
Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Family
Runtime:
167 min
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As far as its entertainment value goes, the picture should be a smash hit, as its impresario has inveigled so many of the top players of the day to put in an appearance on the screen, that it is the most star-studded film of all time. It is also an eye-filling travelogue, an exciting adventure and a very funny film.
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Broadway showman Mike Todd created this extravaganza, which launched the venerable movie tradition of the celebrity cameo. The color holds up well, although the leisurely pace may be an adjustment in today's world of fast-paced editing. [14 May 2004, p.14]
Mike Todd's inflation of Jules Verne, with Niven as Phileas Fogg and the Mexican comedian Cantinflas as Passepartout, becomes an interminable travelogue interspersed with sketches in which star-spotting affords some relief (there are cameos from hordes of luminaries ranging from Dietrich and Beatrice Lillie to Keaton and Sinatra).
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Dec 26, 2022
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