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.
Around the World in Eighty Days | |
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Die Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen | |
Directed by | Richard Oswald |
Based on | Around the World in Eighty Days 1873 novel by Jules Verne |
Produced by | Richard Oswald |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Max Fassbender |
Production company | Richard-Oswald-Produktion |
Release date | March 1919 |
Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | Silent |
The film was found at the EYE film Institute in Netherlands in 2021, released on blu-ray in 2023.[1]
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.