Gulliver's Travels (1996)

Directed by

Charles Sturridge

Genre

action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, drama

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

L

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 140 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The miniseries adapts Jonathan Swift's novel about a man who travels to strange lands, including tiny and giant people and intelligent horses. It follows his encounters with different societies that critique human nature.

whimsicalsatiricalepisodicthought-provokingvisually imaginativeleisurely pacedunpredictableironic

What happens

Gulliver's Travels (known in some markets as Ted Danson's Gulliver's Travels) is an American-British TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's 1726 satirical novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment. This miniseries is notable for being one of the very few adaptations of Swift's novel to feature all four voyages. The miniseries aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4, and in the United States on NBC in February 1996. The miniseries stars Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Sturridge, James Fox, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Alfre Woodard, Kristin Scott Thomas, and John Gielgud. The series was nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, and won five (including for Outstanding Miniseries). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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