Directed by: Michael Anderson, John Farrow
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, David Niven, Robert Morley, Robert Newton, Finlay Currie, Cantinflas
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Western
Revealing mistake: When the ship is about to leave, in a close-up one can see the sky and clouds are a painted backdrop: no perspective at all, the clouds inches away and at waist level. (01:01:33)
Revealing mistake: In the scene out West with the buffalo, notice the car driving in the distant background.
Revealing mistake: When Passepartout is on top of the train an arrow hits him but wobbles and bounces off him revealing it's a rubber prop.
Continuity mistake: Many times through out the film the red bag that contains all the money is not seen with the main group, even though they supposedly keep it with them at all times. The most noticeable example is when the two main characters first fly into Spain in the balloon and when the interior of the basket is visible the bag has simply vanished, but they have it again later.
Sir Francis Gromarty: One thousand pounds for an elephant? It's outrageous! You've been diddled.
Phileas Fogg: Undoubtedly. But it's not often one needs an elephant in a hurry.
Trivia: There was no balloon in Jules Verne's book. Thank to this film, most people now can't imagine "Around the World in 80 Days" without the balloon. (Gas balloon, not a hot air balloon as most people think).