Product Details

• Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Julia Nickson-Soul, Peter Ustinov, Jack Klugman
• Directors: Buzz Kulik
• Writers: John Gay, Jules Verne
• Producers: Alessandro Tasca, Charles Wang, Daniele Lorenzano, Frank Agrama, Mirjana Mijojlic
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Adv Films
• DVD Release Date: July 8, 2003
• Run Time: 270 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000093NOT
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #96,608 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

In this epic mini-series based on Jules Verne's novel, Englishman Phileas Fogg (Pierce Brosnan) prides himself on his clockwork discipline. Fogg is so confident of his ability to beat the clock that he bets a small fortune with members of the Reform Club that he can use modern transportation methods to circle the globe in 80 days! With servant Jean Passepartout (Eric Idle), Fogg soon finds himself crossing war-torn Paris, traversing the jungles of India and Burma, and dueling with Jesse James on the American prairie! And if that weren't complicated enough, Fogg is the prime suspect in a London bank robbery, and Detective Wilbur Fix (Peter Ustinov) is pursuing Fogg and Passepartout, in hopes of returning Fogg to England to be arrested-and to collect the reward money!

The voyage even brings an unforeseen responsibility when Fogg rescues the beautiful Princess Aouda (Julia Nickson) and she arouses long-dormant feelings in Fogg's bachelor heart. Can Fogg acknowledge those feelings? Will he win the bet? Will he give Fix the slip? The ending is one you don't want to miss!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Around the World with Station Breaks, January 22, 2005

By	Trooperboots (Southern California) - See all my reviews

I would give this pitifully under-rated film five stars, however, there are some problems with the 2 DVD set....

This is a good quality transfer, but there are 2 flaws in this version....

Some scenes from the VHS set are missing.... but the absolute worst thing is that every 15 or 20 minutes, we have to see the opening logo once OR TWICE, then also see "previews of the next episodes" and so forth, which worked well on commercial television, but absolutely have no place on a DVD. The VHS version simply had the entire miniseries as a continual film... this is how the DVD should have been replicated... with the missing scenes restored.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent family story, June 30, 1999

By A Customer

I found the acting excellent, and the scenery engaging. The original story was a fantasy, and so is the movie. The storyline is not realistic, but it's not supposed to be! Once you accept that premise, the story is fun. The cast is entertaining, with a mixture of comedy and adventure. There are not enough movies like this. There is something for everyone and no cursing, sex, or excessive violence. A great family film. Tops over all the other attempts at filming this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor, July 20, 2005

By	Adrienne Fischier (New York City, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The worst series transfer I have ever seen. First, the color is
poor, orange skin, etc. More importantly, the producers have
included the endless repeats of logos/credits/overview scenes,
used in the original telecast, adding up to almost an hour of "noise". Almost impossible to edit while watching,for your viewing pleasure I recommend that lovers of this series, of which I am one, tape the excellent 5 hour version frequently shown on cable TV without interruptions, and make your own video disc. The most delightful version of this work, featuring great erformances by Eric Idle and Pierce Brosnan, it deserves a better fate. Avoid this DVD version like the plague.