MICHAEL PALIN'S AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

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• Release Year: 1990
• Genre: Adventure, Documentary
• Plot: 'Not until dawn on the day of departure did a full-blown, gut-tightening panic set in. I had volunteered to deliver these documentaries, (having only done one in my life before), against the clock, with absolutely no script at all, on a route that might change without warning. Nothing like it had been attempted before.' - Michael Palin; ; A Venetian refuse barge, a battered taxi in Egypt, a primitive boat across the Persian Gulf, a Chinese steam engine and a container ship across the Date Line...Michael Palin's attempt to circumnavigate the world heralds a phenomenal journey of dhows, diarrhea, hungry parrots and a world full of surprises. ; ;
• Cast: Michael Palin, Don Bannerman, Chris Collins, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Basil Pao, David Powers, Alan Whicker, Clem Vallance
• Director: Clem Vallance
• Runtime: 5:43
• Company: BBC Films
• Media Format: Series