Around the World in Eighty Days (1919 film)
{{short description|1919 silent film by Richard Oswald}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Around the World in Eighty Days
| image = Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen (1919) poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster by {{ill|Josef Fenneker|de|Josef Fenneker}}
| director = Richard Oswald
| producer = Richard Oswald
| writer =
| screenplay = Richard Oswald
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|Around the World in Eighty Days
1873 novel|Jules Verne}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography = Max Fassbender
| editing =
| studio = Richard-Oswald-Produktion
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1919|3|20|Germany}}
| runtime = 121 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = Silent
| budget =
| gross =
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Around the World in Eighty Days ({{langx|de|Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen}}) is a 1919 German adventure comedy silent film directed and produced by Richard Oswald, based on Jules Verne's 1873 novel of the same name. It stars Conrad Veidt, Anita Berber, and Reinhold Schünzel. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin on 20 March 1919.
The film was considered lost until 2021 when a print was found at the EYE film Institute in the Netherlands, and was subsequently restored.{{Cite book |url=https://www.dhm.de/assets/Zeughauskino/Download/Filmbl%C3%A4tter_Wiederentdeckt/2021/Wiederentdeckt_295_-_2021_Die_Reise_um_die_Erde_in_80_Tagen.pdf |title=Wiederentdeckt 295: Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen |publisher=German Historical Museum |year=2021 |language=de |access-date=26 December 2024}} {{Cite book |last=Soister |first=John T. |url=https://archive.org/details/conradveidtonscr0000sois/mode/2up |title=Conrad Veidt On Screen: A Comprehensive Illustrated Filmography |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2002 |pages=60–62 |url-access=registration}}
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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0010622|Around the World in Eight Days}}
- [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/die-reise-um-die-erde-in-80-tagen-am364692 Around the World in Eighty Days at AllMovie]
- {{tcmdb title|id=553543}}
{{Richard Oswald}}
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Category:Films of the Weimar Republic
Category:Films directed by Richard Oswald
Category:Films set in San Francisco
Category:German silent feature films
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:German adventure comedy films
Category:1910s adventure comedy films
Category:Cultural depictions of Indian people
Category:Silent adventure comedy films
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