160. Around the World in 80 Days

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A mosaic of images from screen adaptations of Around the World in 80 Days, featuring David Niven, Pierce Brosnan, Jackie Chan, David Tennant, and more.

In Episode 160 of Adapt or Perish, Jules Verne is taking us Around the World in 80 Days!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Jules Verne’s original 1872 novel
  • The 1956 theatrical movie directed by Michael Anderson, written by James Poe, John Farrow, and S.J. Perelman, and starring David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, and Robert Newton
  • The 1989 miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik, written by John Gay, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Julia Nickson, and Peter Ustinov
  • Around the World with Willy Fog (1984), the animated series developed by Claudio Biern Boyd and animated by Nippon Animation
  • The 2004 theatrical movie directed by Frank Coraci, written by David Titcher, David Benullo, and David Goldstein, and starring Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France, and Jim Broadbent
  • The 2021 animated movie directed by Samuel Tourneux and written by Gerry Swallow and David Michel
  • The 2021 series created by Ashley Pharaoh and Caleb Ranson, and starring David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma, and Leonie Benesch

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