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Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Where Around the World in 80 Days says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A race round the globe shot in 112 locations across 13 countries, with the Atlantic crossing filmed off San Francisco
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Scenes and places
The wager at the Reform Club (1872)
Fogg, met with scepticism, bets four fellow members that he can make the journey and be back in eighty days. The clock starts at 8:45 pm that evening.
Set in Reform Club, London — Phileas Fogg stakes £20,000 that he can circle the globe in eighty days.
A London gentlemen's club where the bet is made.
Paris and the balloon over the Alps (1872)
With the Alps tunnel blocked, Fogg buys a gas-filled balloon from a Thomas Cook agent. He and Passepartout fly over the Alps drinking champagne.
Set in Paris — The travellers hear that a tunnel under the Alps is blocked. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Capital of France.
Filmed at Paris — Wikidata lists Paris as a filming location of the film; the exact scene is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The comic bullfight (1872)
Passepartout, blown into Spain by the balloon, ends up in a comic bullfight. The film puts a table-top flamenco number in a bar just before.
Set in Spain (bullring scene) — Blown off course, the balloon lands in Spain.
A Spanish stop on the way to Brindisi.
Filmed at Plaza Mayor, Chinchón — The film's main-square bullfight scene was shot in Chinchón, using the town's 6,500 residents as spectators; the coordinates are the town's, not the square's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Rescuing Aouda in India (1872)
In India, Fogg and Passepartout save Aouda, a young widow about to be forced onto her late husband's funeral pyre. She joins the journey.
Set in India (railway and funeral scene) — Fogg and Passepartout rescue a young widow from a funeral pyre.
The film's Indian leg, partly shot in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
Filmed at Sylhet, Bangladesh — Wikidata lists Sylhet as a filming location; the scene is not specified. The film article says the crew also visited India and East Pakistan. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hong Kong (1872)
The three travel on to Hong Kong, where Fix can arrest Fogg only with a warrant in a British-controlled port.
Set in Hong Kong — A port stop on the way east. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A British-controlled port in 1872.
Filmed at Hong Kong — Wikidata lists Hong Kong as a filming location; the scene is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Yokohama (1872)
The journey continues to Yokohama on the way to San Francisco.
Set in Yokohama — The Japanese port stop. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Japanese port city.
Filmed at Yokohama — Wikidata lists Yokohama as a filming location; the scene is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The train fight in the Wild West (1872)
Crossing the Wild West, the travellers face a fearsome attack on their train. The film used 650 Native American extras and Hollywood extras for the fight.
Set in American West (train) — The party crosses the American West by rail.
A narrow-gauge steam line in Colorado.
Filmed at Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad — The railroad's article lists the 1956 film among productions shot on the line; the exact stretch is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Burning the ship for coal (1872)
Fogg bribes a cargo steamship's captain to sail for England. When the coal runs out, he buys the ship and has the crew burn everything that burns.
Set in Atlantic Ocean (at sea) — Out of coal mid-ocean, Fogg buys the ship.
No fixed place; the crossing is at sea.
Arrested at Liverpool (1872)
They arrive in Liverpool with just enough time to reach London, but Inspector Fix arrests Fogg.
Set in Liverpool police station — Back in England, Fogg is arrested.
English port city.
Filmed at Bangkok — Royal procession in Thailand Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Phileas Fogg — An English gentleman who bets he can circle the world in eighty days.
- Passepartout — Fogg's resourceful French valet.
- Inspector Fix — A Scotland Yard detective who trails Fogg.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the film's comic bullfight shot?