Around the World in 80 Days
(1989)
Schauspieler:
Pierce Brosnan, Peter Ustinov, Eric Idle, Julia NicksonDer britische Gentleman Phileas Fogg wettet, dass er die Erde in 80 Tagen umrunden kann. Nachdem er sein gesamtes Vermögen aufs Spiel gesetzt hat, macht er sich mit seinem Diener Passepartout auf den Weg. Zur gleichen Zeit wird die Bank of England ausgeraubt, und Detective Wilbur Fix ist fest davon überzeugt, dass Phileas Fogg der Drahtzieher ist. Er heftet sich an die Fersen des Abenteurers und bringt das ehrgeizige Unternehmen in Gefahr. Und so muss Fogg all seine Geschicklichkeit aufbieten, um die Wette nicht zu verlieren.
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part television Eastmancolor miniseries originally broadcast on NBC. The production garnered three nominations for Emmy awards that year. Starring Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg, Eric Idle as Passepartout, Julia Nickson as Princess Aouda, and Peter Ustinov as Detective Fix, the miniseries featured multiple cameo appearances, including Patrick Macnee, Simon Ward, and Christopher Lee as members of the Reform Club, and Robert Morley, who had a cameo in the 1956 film adaptation, and Roddy McDowall appear as officials of the Bank of England. The heroes travel a slightly different route than in the book, and the script makes several contemporary celebrities part of the story who were not mentioned in the book, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Pasteur, Jesse James, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Queen Victoria.
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part television Eastmancolor miniseries originally broadcast on NBC. The production garnered three nominations for Emmy awards that year. Starring Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg, Eric Idle as Passepartout, Julia Nickson as Princess Aouda, and Peter Ustinov as Detective Fix, the miniseries featured multiple cameo appearances, including Patrick Macnee, Simon Ward, and Christopher Lee as members of the Reform Club, and Robert Morley, who had a cameo in the 1956 film adaptation, and Roddy McDowall appear as officials of the Bank of England. The heroes travel a slightly different route than in the book, and the script makes several contemporary celebrities part of the story who were not mentioned in the book, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Pasteur, Jesse James, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Queen Victoria.
