Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Following an outrageous bet, Fogg and his valet, Passepartout, take on the legendary journey of circumnavigating the globe in just 80 days, swiftly joined by aspiring journalist Abigail Fix, who seizes the chance to report on this extraordinary story.
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from ''A Trip to the Moon'' (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book ''From the Earth to the Moon'' by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.
Willy Fog es un londinense millonario que se apuesta con sus colegas que será capaz de dar la vuelta al mundo en tan sólo ochenta días. Acompañado por sus fieles amigos Rigodón y Tico, Willy Fog viajará de punta a punta, sorteando innumerables peligros, enamorándose de la bella Robin y luchando contra numerosos enemigos, como el inspector Fix o Mr. Sullivan.