I agree with you Kirby, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS must have been THE event. In my opinion, 80 Days is a better film than other “event” pictures like CLEOPATRA (more of a public relations juggernaut than a movie) and THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (a trashy De Mille extravaganza). But films like CLEOPATRA or HELLO DOLLY! get nominated because they’re so costly and the studio gets behind them to recoup some of their losses.
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