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Passepartout, the name given by Jules Verne to the French Valet in the novel, Around the World in Eighty Days.
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 Movies Around the world in 80 days was released as a movie in the year 1956 where Passepartout was played by the actor Cantinflas. The movie was recreated in 2004 where Passepartout was played by Jackie Chan | ||||||||
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