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Gulliver's Travels

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19961996
  • PGPG
  • 3h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.7K
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Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
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An Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of inte... Read allAn Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.An Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
6.7K
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  • Stars
    • Ted Danson
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • James Fox
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  • Stars
    • Ted Danson
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • James Fox
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 11 wins & 15 nominations total

    Episodes2

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    1 Season
    1996

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    Gulliver's Travels: He's A Whopper!
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    Ted Danson in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
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    Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    John Gielgud, Ted Danson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Kate Maberly in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    John Gielgud, Ted Danson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Kate Maberly in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
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    Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    John Gielgud, Ted Danson, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Kate Maberly in Gulliver's Travels (1996)

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    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • Lemuel Gulliver
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Mary Gulliver
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Dr. Bates
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • Dr. Parnell
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Edward Petherbridge
    Edward Petherbridge
    • Dr. Pritchard
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Tom Sturridge
    Tom Sturridge
    • Tom Gulliver
    2 episodes2 eps • 1996
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Empress Munodi
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Farmer Grultrud
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Edward Fox
    Edward Fox
    • General Limtoc
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Professor of Politics
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Professor of Sunlight
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Nicholas Lyndhurst
    Nicholas Lyndhurst
    • Clustril
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Mistress
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Phoebe Nicholls
    Phoebe Nicholls
    • Empress of Lilliput
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Karyn Parsons
    Karyn Parsons
    • Lady-in-Waiting
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Shashi Kapoor
    Shashi Kapoor
    • Rajah
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    Kristin Scott Thomas
    Kristin Scott Thomas
    • Immortal Gatekeeper
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Admiral Bolgolam
    1 episode1 ep • 1996
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    • Trivia
      This is the only screen version of Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel "Gulliver's Travels" to adapt all four of its parts.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Bates is tearing pages from Gulliver's journal and throwing them on the fire the pages change position between shots.
    • Quotes

      Lemuel Gulliver: All the Yahoo vices I can begin to accustom myself to once more. Except for pride. That I cannot tolerate. I see myself for what I truly am. I have lost eight years of my life... And yet, and yet, the moments I have had, the marvels I have witnessed, the wonderful truths I have seen. You see, when night falls and you close your eyes to sleep and dream, I have seen the things that you can only dream about. I have been there. I was lost at sea for a long time. But I have been there. Oh yes. All the way and back.

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      Featured in That's Showbusiness: Episode #8.11 (1996)

    User reviews34

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    8/10
    Better than the Book
    I first saw this when I was a teen in my last year of Junior High. I was riveted to it! I loved the special effects, the fantastic places and the trial-aspect and flashback method of telling the story.

    Several years later I read the book and while it was interesting and I could definitely see what Swift was trying to say, I think that while it's not as perfect as the book for social commentary, as a story the movie is better. It makes more sense to have it be one long adventure than having Gulliver return after each voyage and making a profit by selling the tiny Lilliput sheep or whatever.

    It's much more arresting when everyone thinks he's crazy and the sheep DO make a cameo anyway. As a side note, when I saw Laputa I was stunned. It looks very much like the Kingdom of Zeal from the Chrono Trigger video game (1995) that also made me like this mini-series even more.

    I saw it again about 4 years ago, and realized that I still enjoyed it just as much. Really high quality stuff and began an excellent run of Sweeps mini-series for NBC who followed it up with the solid Merlin and interesting Alice in Wonderland.
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    • Feb 18, 2004

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • distributor's official site for individuals
      • Distributor's official site for professionals
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Мандри Ґулівера
    • Filming locations
      • Monserrate Palace, Sintra, Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Jim Henson Productions
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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