1956 Around The World In 80 Days

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1956 Around The World In 80 Days. Broadway showman mike todd created this extravaganza, which launched the venerable movie tradition of the celebrity cameo. Prim, punctual, victorian gentleman phileas fogg (david niven) bets his cronies that a man can travel around the world in eighty days.

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Yes, some of the scenes of exotic locales are beautiful and i'm sure in 1956 they seemed even more exotic than they do today, but eric is correct. If anything, producer mike todd thought big!around the world in 80 days was his first, and sadly his last, motion picture, a loud, unapologetically big (perhaps even gaudy) film, big and gaudy even in an era of lavish spectacles. The exterior of the club seen in the film is that of the institute of directors club, 116 pall mall.

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While it lacks the depth of most best pictures, it’s still an enjoyable ride. Niven is perfect as an imperturbable english gentleman who attempts to win a bet by circumnavigating the globe in eighty days. Oddly enough the song around the world was not nominated in that category even though it was a big hit that year. Style over substance.at least a bit of style.