Around the World in Eighty Days (1919 film)

Around the World in Eighty Days
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	Conrad Veidt Anita Berber Reinhold Schünzel
Cinematography	Max Fassbender
Production company	Richard-Oswald-Produktion
Release date	March 1919 (1919-03)
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.

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.

External links

• Around the World in Eight Days at IMDb
• Around the World in Eighty Days at AllMovie
• Around the World in Eighty Days at the TCM Movie Database