Around the World in Eighty Days is a 1956 movie based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne, involving a dare proposed to English aristocrat Filius Fogg by his gentlemen's club to undertake a bold journey to travel around the world in only 80 days.

It is a big budget Hollywood movie with a huge cast, with David Niven and Cantinflas in the lead roles of Fogg and Passepartout. Fogg is the classic Victorian gentleman, well-dressed, well-spoken, and extremely punctual, whereas his simple-minded servant Passepartout provides much of the comic relief as a "jack of all trades" for the film alongside his master's strict formalities. Many famous performers play bit parts, and part of the pleasure in this movie is playing "spot the star", including those like Marlene Dietrich, George Raft, and even Frank Sinatra to name a few. Highlights of their circumnavigation journey involve their adventurous, and often humorous, exploits from England through France, Spain, the Suez Canal, India, China, Japan, and the American old west.

The movie was nominated for eight Oscars, of which it was awarded five:

• Won: Best Picture - Michael Todd, producer
• Won: Best Cinematography, Color - Lionel Lindon
• Won: Best Film Editing - Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax
• Won: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Victor Young
• Won: Best Writing, Best Screenplay, Adapted - John Farrow , S. J. Perelman, and James Poe
• Nominee: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - Ken Adam, Ross Dowd , and James W. Sullivan
• Nominee: Best Costume Design, Color - Miles White
• Nominee: Best Director - Michael Anderson

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