BP017 Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) - with special guest David K Barnes

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and
Tom Salinsky and our special guest David K Barnes.


Episode 17: Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)


Released 12 September 2018.


For this episode, we watched Around the World in Eighty Days,
written by James Poe, John Farrow and S J Perelman, based on the
novel by Jules Verne. It was directed by Michael Anderson and
produced by Mike Todd. Stars were David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert
Newton and Shirley MacLaine with countless cameos besides.


The film won five Academy Awards from eight nominations,
including Best Picture, Best Cinematography and Best Adapted
Screenplay. However, it received no acting nominations and
Michael Anderson was beaten by George Stevens for Giant.


Hancock’s Half Hour:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hancocks-half-hour-radio-series-5-episode-8-around/973111361

Wooden Overcoats: https://www.woodenovercoats.com



Next time we will be discussing Annie Hall at
our first ever live show. If you want to watch it before
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