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Around The World In Eighty Days [1956] [DVD] (Region 2) (Import)

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  • Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen, Special Edition
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004HWZHS2


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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Around the world in eighty days 23 July 2009
Format:DVD
I had original in VCR and changed to DVD.This gives a big improvement in both picture and sound and a far more compact package,plus many special features, which were not on VCR.
I personally rate this version with David Niven etc as far superior to other versions issued later.
I recommend this as an excellent,all round entertaining film, which is suitable for all family viewing.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Mike Todd's Around the World in 80 Days has a reputation as (alongside De Mille's the Greatest Show On earth) the most resented or downright disliked Best Picture Oscar winner of the classic era, and a first viewing in its impressively restored Scope version after years of seeing cut fullframe TV prints does tend to magnify its flaws: it feels as if every scene is dragged out beyond its natural life, as if producer Mike Todd and writer S.J. Perelman never heard that brevity is the soul of wit. Much of the film is played out in surprisingly static long takes (as opposed to the kind of invisibly impressive long takes that practically edit the film through movement that original director and co-writer John Farrow could have bought to the film), there's not a huge amount of imagination on display in the script, the locations are rarely used in terribly interesting ways and it really is hard to see quite why it was such an all-encompassing award winner in its day (Avatar may well suffer the same revisionist fate once the novelty of the format has worn away and left only the film itself in its wake).

Yet for all that, it's hard to really dislike it. It could do with a few more moments like Passepartous nonchalantly scooping snow from the top of the mountain to chill Phileas Fogg's champagne as they fly over the Alps in a balloon, but there is charm to it, even if it is overstretched, Niven and Cantinflas are perfectly cast and it has enough nice moments to carry it through its three hours running time (though there's nothing as impressive as the sight of Sir Cedric Hardwicke hanging onto an elephant for dear life in a televised gala party at Madison Square Garden that's included on the DVD extras - even the audience think this bucking Barbar is going to throw him before his eight seconds are up!). But imagine what would have happened if Dino De Laurentiis hadn't nabbed the army he was planning to use and Mike Todd went ahead with his version of War and Peace instead...

With the film spread over two discs, retaining the film's original intermission, it has an impressive extras package. Alongside the televised gala there's also an audio commentary by Brian Sibley, some outtakes, a documentary about the producer, appropriately entitled Around the World of Mike Todd, newsreel footage of the Los Angeles and Spanish premieres, a newsreel interview from the Oscars, stills gallery, original theatrical trailer and 1983 reissue trailer, and introductions by Robert Osborne.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An ever lasting classic 22 Feb 2010
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was a very young boy when my father took me to see it and it has left me an everlasting impression. I've seen this film over and over again during the years, each time with the same pleasure, discovering new facets and details. One has no words to present the great David Niven, unique in his genre and the one and only Phileas Fogg. I possess the three versions of this film. One could say, this one is the original, a trip around the world, oldfashioned and romantic. The one with Pierce Brosnan is more adventurous and a pleasure to watch. Brosnan, as are many English actors, is a gentleman and a very convincing Fogg' I loved his character. The third one with Jackie Chan is completely different, tailored for Jackie Chan and his monkey tours. Different, imaginative and very pleasant. Three films, three epochs, three convincing ways of interpreting Jules Verne history.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars around the world in eighty days
this was the worst dvd i have had the misfortune to buy not only was the film split on to two discs was is mindlessly stupid it is extremely annoying if that wasn't bad enough it... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Leslie Kent
3.0 out of 5 stars dvd
this was bought as a present and the person it was for seeemed happy with this item so that is all i can say about this but it is a classic
Published 1 month ago by mrs j moore
3.0 out of 5 stars Around the world in ;leaps and bounds
Two disks for eighty days sounds reasonable, but the full interval is also on the DVD. Some parts of the journey take up an inordinate amount of DVD time, so on the whole it's a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ronald H. Spek
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a classic film. There's not much more to say.
It was nice to see it again after so many years. The actors were very well chosen and do a great job, and of course the story is unbeatable.
Published 3 months ago by Ex-naval officer
4.0 out of 5 stars An epic movie
This movie stays very close to the book which is always very good. The scenery and humour make it outstanding.
Published 4 months ago by Marjorie Williamson
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
brilliant film this is the best version it was a good price and arrived quickly would buy through this company again
Published 4 months ago by swag
5.0 out of 5 stars Around the World in 80 Days
A delight to watch by the whole family or seperately the will be aclassic no matter how many updates you make of it.
Published 4 months ago by Maria Teresa Canelhas
3.0 out of 5 stars bit dated by now
This is a bit dated by now, but still not a bad film to watch. It seems like more of a travelogue than anything else, at this point. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Lord Anon
5.0 out of 5 stars Around the world in 80 days
Great classic film. The best childrens film i ever watched and by far better than the new remake. Takes me back to my childhood.
Published 13 months ago by Pedro
4.0 out of 5 stars a night flight of fancy around the world in the good old times
Five Oscar winner film from 1956, the only one ever produced by Michael Todd, third husband of Elizabeth Taylor, who died soon afterwrds at 48. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Marco Carnovale
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