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The idea was beautifully simple. It was a race against the clock. I would trace the journey
of Phileas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne's classic
19th century novel, across land and sea,
with no planes allowed. Could I make it
round the world in 80 days? I saw it as something
almost theatrical. You know, it was all there in my
mind already - the longest journey of my life
of Phileas Fogg, the hero of Jules Verne's classic
19th century novel, across land and sea,
with no planes allowed. Could I make it
round the world in 80 days? I saw it as something
almost theatrical. You know, it was all there in my
mind already - the longest journey of my life
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The idea was beautifully simple.
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It was a race against the clock.
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I would trace the journey
of Phileas Fogg, the hero
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of Jules Verne's classic
19th century novel,
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across land and sea,
with no planes allowed.
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Could I make it
round the world in 80 days?
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I saw it as something
almost theatrical.
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You know, it was all there in my
mind already - the longest journey
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of my life.
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Movie Summary
Michael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.
