Gulliver's Travels (TV miniseries)

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Gulliver's Travels is a TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's 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 UK on channel 4, and in USA on NBC in February 1996. The miniseries stars Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kate Maberly, Tom Sturridge and Nicholas Lyndhurst. It was shot in England (where Swift's parents originated) and Portugal.

In this version, Dr. Gulliver has returned to his family from a long absence. The action shifts back and forth between flashbacks of his travels and the present where he is telling the story of his travel and has been committed to an insane asylum.

The series won 5 Emmys.

[edit] External links

• Gulliver's Travels at the Internet Movie Database

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