Around the World in Eighty Days (1919 film) explained

Around the World in Eighty Days
Native Name:Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen
Director:Richard Oswald
Producer:Richard Oswald
Cinematography:Max Fassbender
Studio:Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Runtime:121 minutes
Country:Germany
Language:Silent

Around the World in Eighty Days (German: '''Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen''') is a 1919 German silent adventure comedy film, directed and produced by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Anita Berber, and Reinhold Schünzel. It is based on the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

The film was found at the EYE film Institute in Netherlands in 2021 and was released on Blu-ray in 2023.[1]

Plot

In order to win a bet, British gentleman Phileas Fogg attempts to circle the globe in eighty days, along with his French servant, Passepartout. Fogg is wrongly suspected of having robbed the Bank of England and faces the risk of arrest throughout his journey.

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.dhm.de/assets/Zeughauskino/Download/Filmbl%C3%A4tter_Wiederentdeckt/2021/Wiederentdeckt_295_-_2021_Die_Reise_um_die_Erde_in_80_Tagen.pdf