Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Directed by Michael Anderson
A precise London gentleman bets that he can go around the world in eighty days, and with his valet he travels by balloon, ship, train and wind-powered railcar through Spain, Suez, India, Hong Kong, Japan and the American West.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Reform Club≈ 00:08:00London, EnglandStated on screen
Fogg wagers his fellow members that he can circle the globe in eighty days and leaves that evening.
- 2Thomas Cook office≈ 00:28:00Paris, FranceStated on screen
With the Alpine rail tunnel blocked, Fogg buys a hydrogen balloon instead.
- 3Balloon landing and bullfight≈ 00:40:00SpainStated on screen
Blown off course into Spain, Passepartout earns them passage with a comic bullfight.
- 5Suez, Egypt≈ 01:00:00Stated on screen
Inspector Fix, convinced Fogg is a bank robber, starts trailing them.
- 6Bombay≈ 01:10:00Mumbai, IndiaStated on screen
Passepartout gets into trouble at a temple before they catch the train inland.
- 7Unfinished railway and funeral pyre≈ 01:18:00Central IndiaInferred
Where the line ends they ride on by elephant and rescue Princess Aouda from her husband's funeral pyre.
- 8Hong Kong≈ 01:40:00Stated on screen
Fix gets Passepartout drunk so he is separated from Fogg.
- 9Circus≈ 01:50:00Yokohama, JapanStated on screen
Fogg finds Passepartout performing with a Japanese acrobat troupe.
- 10San Francisco, California≈ 02:00:00Stated on screen
- 11Train attack≈ 02:12:00Great Plains, United StatesInferred
- 13Liverpool, England≈ 02:42:00Stated on screen
- 14Reform Club≈ 02:48:00London, EnglandStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 38,019 km
- Places
- 11
- Countries
- 8
- Stops
- 12
- Boat: 18,856 km
- Not shown: 16,512 km
- Train: 2,652 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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