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Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)

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Around the World in 80 Days is a 1956 American adventure comedy directed by Michael Anderson, produced by Michael Todd and distributed by United Artists, adapting Jules Verne's novel about the English gentleman Phileas Fogg, who wagers he can circle the globe in eighty days accompanied by his French valet Passepartout while a detective pursues him as a suspected bank robber. Shot on Todd-AO 70mm film across 112 locations in thirteen countries, it won five Academy Awards including Best Picture despite receiving no acting nominations, and was the last film to win Best Picture without also winning Best Director until In the Heat of the Night in 1967.

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Release Year
1956 2
Genre
Comedy 2
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Action 2
Classification
Original Language
English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Picture 1
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  • Original Language: English
  • Award: Academy Award for Best Picture
2. Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film) (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox
    October 17, 1956 (New York City)
  • Lead sentence
    Around the World in 80 Days (sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists.
  • Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film), lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
    Around the World in 80 Days (sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists.
  • Lead section
    It is also one of the few Best Picture winners not to be nominated in any acting category.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Around the World in 80 Days (sometimes spelled as Around the World in Eighty Days) is a 1956 American epic adventure-comedy film starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, and Shirley MacLaine, produced by the Michael Todd Company and released by United Artists.
  • Created By: Michael Anderson, Infobox: director
    Michael Anderson
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