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.
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- Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 15 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Ted Danson | ... |
Lemuel Gulliver
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| Mary Steenburgen | ... |
Mary Gulliver
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| James Fox | ... |
Dr. Bates
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| Robert Hardy | ... |
Dr. Parnell
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| Edward Petherbridge | ... |
Dr. Pritchard
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| Tom Sturridge | ... |
Tom Gulliver
(2 episodes, 1996)
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| Ned Beatty | ... |
Farmer Grultrud
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Geraldine Chaplin | ... |
Empress Munodi
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Edward Fox | ... |
General Limtoc
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Graham Crowden | ... |
Professor of Politics
(1 episode, 1996)
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| John Gielgud | ... |
Professor of Sunlight
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| Nicholas Lyndhurst | ... |
Clustril
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Phoebe Nicholls | ... |
Empress of Lilliput
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Isabelle Huppert | ... |
Mistress
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Karyn Parsons | ... |
Lady-in-Waiting
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Shashi Kapoor | ... |
Rajah
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Kristin Scott Thomas | ... |
Immortal Gatekeeper
(1 episode, 1996)
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| John Standing | ... |
Admiral Bolgolam
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Omar Sharif | ... |
The Sorcerer
(1 episode, 1996)
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John Wells | ... |
Flimnap the Treasurer
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Alfre Woodard | ... |
Queen of Brobdingnag
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Richard Wilson | ... |
Professor of Language
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Edward Woodward | ... |
Drunlo
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Peter O'Toole | ... |
Emperor of Lilliput
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Navin Chowdhry | ... |
Prince Munodi
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Warwick Davis | ... |
Grildrig
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Kate Maberly | ... |
Glumdalclitch
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Annette Badland | ... |
Farmer Grultrud's Wife
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Mac McDonald | ... |
Farmer
(1 episode, 1996)
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| George Harris | ... |
Brobdingnag Scientist
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Ricco Ross | ... |
Brobdingnag Scientist
(1 episode, 1996)
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Gordon Sterne | ... |
Brobdingnag Scientist
(1 episode, 1996)
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| John Bardon | ... |
Bedlam Admissions Warder
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Stefan Kalipha | ... |
Laputa Intellectual
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Sandeep Sharma | ... |
Laputa Intellectual
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Badi Uzzaman | ... |
Flapper
(1 episode, 1996)
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Simon Tyrrell | ... |
Sorcerer's Servant
(1 episode, 1996)
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Mike Savage | ... |
Fat Tradesman - Bedlam
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Anne Lambton | ... |
Visiting Lady - Bedlam
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Cyril Shaps | ... |
Mad Old Man - Bedlam
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Ian Dunn | ... |
Alexander the Great
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Sylvester Morand | ... |
Archimedes
(1 episode, 1996)
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Philip McGough | ... |
Plato
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Malcolm Stoddard | ... |
Struldbrugg Horseman
(1 episode, 1996)
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Wolf Christian | ... |
Struldbrugg Guard
(1 episode, 1996)
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Ailsa Berk | ... |
Yahoo Consultant
(1 episode, 1996)
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Claire Adams | ... |
Yahoo
(1 episode, 1996)
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Gary Barber | ... |
Yahoo
(1 episode, 1996)
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Liam Burke | ... |
Yahoo
(1 episode, 1996)
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| Jud Charlton | ... |
Yahoo
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Production Companies
- Hallmark Entertainment
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (in association with)
- Jim Henson Productions
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (United States) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1996) (Australia) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1997) (Germany) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1996) (Italy) (VHS)
- Artisan Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Hallmark Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- Image Factory IM Co. Ltd. (1999) (Japan) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD) (complete mini-series)
- NHK Sôgô (1997) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
- NHK (1997) (Japan) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- SchröderMedia (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop (animatronic wasp)
- Framestore (digital effects)
Other Companies
- Animedia (production services: Portugal)
- Broad Casting (child casting)
- A1 Animals (animals)
- Abbey Road Studios (music recorded at)
- C.T.S. Studios (music recorded at)
- CMMP Studios (music recorded at)
- Contemporary Media Music Productions (music production)
- The London Session Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
All star adaptation of Jonathan Swift's satirical tale about a normal man who, after returning home following eight years of absence, relates fantastical tales about how he was thought to be giant in the Land of Lilliput, but was only six inches high in the Land of Brobdingnag. He also tells of his visit to the floating island of Laputa populated by scientists who are so obsessed with reason that they act with no common sense. Finally, he tells of his journey to the land where his disturbing likeness to the bestial Yahoos and his inferiority to the intelligent horses there makes him question the very worth of his humanity.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm |
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Box Office
| Budget | $28,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is the only screen version of Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel "Gulliver's Travels" to adapt all four of its parts. See more » |
| Goofs | When Dr. Bates is tearing pages from Gulliver's journal and throwing them on the fire the pages change position between shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #8.11 (1996). See more » |
| Quotes |
Emperor of Lilliput:
Good plans, boys, but I don't think we should actually murder him. You were so keen on killing Mother last year and now I miss her dreadfully. You're both too impulsive! See more » |