Adventure Film: Around the World in 80 Days

This highly entertaining adventure spectacle, based on Jules Verne’s novel, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and has delighted audiences for decades. It stars David Niven as Phileas Fogg, an Englishman who wagers he can traverse the globe in a mere 80 days. He’s joined by his trusty French manservant and a beautiful princess, Shirley Maclaine, while being trailed by a Scotland Yard detective who believes Fogg is up to no good. Filled with star cameos, boasting an Oscar-winning score by Victor Young, Around the Word in 80 Days remains as colorful and exciting as the day it was released in 1956. Rated G. 155 min. There will be a brief intermission. Hosted by Irv Slifkin. No registration required.