Around the world in 80 days /
Adapted from the story by Jules Verne about a man's endeavor to circumnavigate the world in 80 days.
| Uniform Title: | Around the world in eighty days (Motion picture : 1956). |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned (film only). Soundtracks: English (Dolby surround 5.1) and French (stereo), with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. |
| Edition: | 2-disc special ed. |
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| Summary: | Adapted from the story by Jules Verne about a man's endeavor to circumnavigate the world in 80 days. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. From the classic by Jules Verne. Dual-layer format. Widescreen version; enhanced for widescreen TVs. All-new widescreen digital transfer. Soundtrack remastered in Dolby digital 5.1. Special features: Introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne ; Feature-length audio commentary by BBC radio's Brian Sibley ; Documentary: Around the world of Mike Todd ; Documentary: Around the World in 90 minutes, a star-filled extravaganza commemorating the film's one-year anniversary ; Highlights of the March 27, 1957 Academy Awards ceremony ; Newsreels of the Los Angeles premiere and opening in Spain ; Outtakes ; Georges Melies 'A trip to the moon' ; Stills gallery ; Theatrical trailers -- Enhanced features for DVD-ROM PC. Michael Todd's Around the world in 80 days almanac. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital. DVD-ROM minimum system requirements: InterActual Player (included on the disc); Microsoft Windows 98SE; Microsoft IE 5.5; Macromedia Flash Player 6.0; an Internet connection; a DVD-ROM drive; and a DirectShow compatible DVD decoder. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Mac OS. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: G. Bonus material not rated. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1956: Best Motion Picture (Michael Todd, producer), Best Cinematography (Color) (Lionel Lindon), Best Film Editing (Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax), Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) (Victor Young), Best Writing (Screenplay--Adapted) (James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman) |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Lionel Lindon ; editors, Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax ; composer, Victor Young. |
| ISBN: | 079078422X |