Gulliver's Travels ( 1996 ) is a mini-series based on the eponymous work of Jonathan Swift , produced by Jim Henson productions and Hallmark Entertainment . This mini-series is noteworthy in that it is almost the only adaptation of Swift's novel, which shows all four journeys. The mini-series was first shown on television in February 1996 on the British channel Channel 4 and in the USA on the channel NBC . The series includes such stars as Ted Danson , Mary Steenburgen , Peter O'Toole , John Gilgud , Omar Sharif , Shashi Kapoor , Warwick Davis , Kristin Scott Thomas , Alfrey Woodard , Kate Maberly , Tom Starridge , Richard Wilson and others. Filming was made in the UK and in Portugal .
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| Producer | Charles Sturridge |
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| Author script | Simon Moore |
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| Film company | Jim Henson productions and Hallmark Entertainment |
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| A country | Great Britain , Portugal |
| Language | English |
| Year | 1996 |
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The series received 5 Emmy awards, including in the category of Best mini-series or film .
Content
- 1 Production
- 2 Story
- 2.1 Part One
- 2.2 Part two
- 3 Cast
- 4 References
Production
The search for project financing took several years. The film uses many special effects. Jim Henson's studio created a computer model of a giant wasp , and also developed makeup for Yehu .
Story
The plot of the film is based on the memories and hallucinations of Lemuel Gulliver, who returned home.
Part One
The ship's doctor Lemuel Gulliver ( Ted Denson ) returns home after a long journey. He finds his home in the possession of his colleague, Dr. Bates ( James Fox ), and his wife Mary ( Mary Steenburgen ) serves as his housekeeper. Mary is growing up 9-year-old son Tom ( Tom Sturridge ), the son of Lemuel. In the morning, Mary finds her husband in the stable. Gulliver tells his wife and son about his adventures, but they are so fantastic that Dr. Bates considers him crazy and takes him to the hospital for the mentally ill.
According to his stories, his ship is wrecked. The only survivor, he gets to the shore and loses consciousness. And when he comes to, he cannot move a hand or a leg, because he was entangled in many ropes, and even the hair, each strand, was tied with ropes to pegs dug into the ground. It turns out he was in a country where everything, and even people, was reduced by about 12 times ( Lilliputia ), and while he was unconscious, he was found by two Lilliputians - Klustril and Druilo. But the military intervened and ordered him tied. After Gulliver was fed (there would be enough food for a week's maintenance of a whole regiment), they bound him in a specially constructed cart, which was pulled by a hundred horses. So he was taken to the capital, where he appeared before the emperor of Lilliputia ( Peter O'Toole ).
Part Two
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Ted danson | Lemuel Gulliver |
| Mary Steenburgen | Mary Gulliver, Lemuel's wife |
| Tom Sturridge | Tom Gulliver, son of Lemuel and Mary |
| James fox | Dr. Bates |
| Robert Hardy | Dr. Parnell |
| Peter O'Toole | Emperor of the country of Liliputia |
| Phoebe Nichols | Empress of Liliput |
| Edward Woodward | Druilo |
| Nicholas Lindhurst | Clustril |
| Edward fox | General Limtock |
| John Standing | Admiral Bolgolam |
| Alfrey Woodard | Queen of the country Brobdingneg |
| Kate Maberly | Glumdalklich |
| Ned Beatty | farmer Grultrud, father Glyumdalklich |
| Annette Badland | Farmer's wife Grultrud |
| Warwick Davis | Grildrig, dwarf |
| Shashi Kapoor | Raja of Laputa Island |
| Geraldine Chaplin | Queen Munodi |
| Naveen Chowdry | Prince Munodi |
| John Gilgood | Professor of Light |
| Graeme Crowden | professor of political science |
| Richard Wilson | professor of linguistics |
| Omar Sharif | ruler Glabbdobdriba, wizard and historian |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | immortal |
| Isabelle Huppert | Madam guigngnm |
Links
- Reviews
- McCarthy, John. Review: 'Gulliver's Travels' . Variety (January 31, 1996). Date of treatment February 23, 2017.
- Mills, Nancy. Danson With Lilliputians: NBC Version of Jonathan Swift's Satire Explores All of Its Chapters - From Life in Faraway Lands to Trouble Back Home . Los Angeles Times (February 4, 1996). Date of treatment February 23, 2017.
- . Television Review; Liberties With 'Gulliver': More Plot, Less Satire . The New York Times (February 3, 1996). Date of treatment February 23, 2017.
- . 'Gulliver's Travels' a Fantastic Voyage . Los Angeles Times (February 3, 1996). Date of treatment February 23, 2017.
- . Gulliver's Travels [Review] . Entertainment Weekly (February 2, 1996). Date of treatment February 23, 2017.