Passepartout, the name given by Jules Verne to the French Valet in the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days. Around the World in Eighty Days book cover Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1872. ...

Background

Passepartout, pronounced Pass - Port, was newly hired by Phileas Fogg when Fogg made a bet with his friends, at his Reform Club, for 20,000 pounds. The bet was that Phileas Fogg couldn't make it around the entire world in 80 days. Passepartout went with Phileas Fogg around the world. From more infomation on the book and Passepartout see Around the World in Eighty Days Phileas Fogg is the main fictional character in the 1872 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. ... This 1840s drawing shows the corridors around the central saloon at first floor level The Reform Club in London viewed from Pall Mall, with the Travellers Club immediately to its left The Reform Club is a private gentlemens club situated on the south side of Pall Mall (at number... Around the World in Eighty Days book cover Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne, first published in 1872. ...

Movies

Around the world in 80 days was released as a movie in the year 1956 where Passepartout was played by the actor Cantinflas. Mario Moreno Reyes (August 12, 1911 – April 20, 1993) was a comedian of the Mexican theatre and film industry. ...

The movie was recreated in 2004 where Passepartout was played by Jackie Chan Chan Kong-Sang known as Jackie Chan (born on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, producer, stuntman and singer. ...