Phileas Fogg could not stand his words being challenged by others. So, one evening, he bet all his fortune that he could make the trip around the world in 80 days.

With his faithful servant, Passepartout, he embarked on a journey that held many more adventures than he expected to face.

Using all the means of transportation available at the time (even riding on the back of an elephant), he travels around the world and returns to his homeland, where he discovers that he has arrived one day past the deadline set by the bet...