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Around the World in Eighty Days | |
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Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen | |
Directed by | Richard Oswald |
Screenplay by | Richard Oswald |
Based on | Around the World in Eighty Days 1873 novel by Jules Verne |
Produced by | Richard Oswald |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Max Fassbender |
Production company | Richard-Oswald-Produktion |
Release date |
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Running time | 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 subsequently restored.[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
- Conrad Veidt - Phileas Fogg
- Anita Berber - Aouda
- Reinhold Schünzel - Archibald Corsican
- Eugen Rex - Passepartout
- Max Gülstorff - Detektiv Fix
- Käte Oswald - Nemea
- Paul Morgan - John Forster
Bibliography
- Allen, Jerry C. (1987). Conrad Veidt: From Caligari to Casablanca. Pacific Grove, CA: Boxwood Press. ISBN 978-0-940168-04-6.
References
External links
- Around the World in Eight Days at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Around the World in Eighty Days at AllMovie
- Around the World in Eighty Days at the TCM Movie Database
- 1919 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- Films about travel
- Films directed by Richard Oswald
- Films set in London
- Films set in San Francisco
- German silent feature films
- Films based on Around the World in Eighty Days
- German black-and-white films
- German adventure comedy films
- 1910s adventure comedy films
- 1919 comedy films
- Cultural depictions of Indian people
- Silent adventure comedy films
- 1910s German films
- 1910s German film stubs