Director Michael Anderson, who was Oscar-nominated for his role in the epic film Around The World in 80 Days and later was behind the cameras for the sci-fi classic Logan’s Run, has died.
He was 98 and passed away Wednesday in Vancouver of unspecified causes.Anderson had a long film career, directing such war movies as The Dam Busters, The Yangtse Incident, Operation Crossbow, and also such staples as The Wreck of the Mary Deare, The Quiller Memorandum, Chase a Crooked Shadow, and The Shoes of the Fisherman.But the defining film of his career was Around the World In 80 Days, a three-hour film based on the Jules Verne adventure novel.
The film was as much about logistics as it was the narrative, setting records for camera set-ups, sets, costumes, participants and locations.The storyline has Phileas Fogg (David Niven) and his valet, Passepartout (Cantinflas), as they try to win
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