Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to travel around the world in eighty days. Directed by Buzz Kulik, this 1989 miniseries stars Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Julia Nickson and Peter Ustinov. John Gay adapted the screenplay from Jules Verne’s novel.

Rijeka’s Korzo and Trg Riječke rezolucije became a barricaded Paris. The Rijeka ship Uragan also appears as the Henriette. Pula’s Roman amphitheatre was used for the balloon sequence, and the Istria Film Commission’s official catalogue also lists Vela Draga among the filming locations.

This is the television miniseries starring Pierce Brosnan, first broadcast in 1989.