Gulliver's Travels

"The Amazing Characters in Jonathan Swift's Immortal Fantasy Come To Life !"

1939 1h 16m EN

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6.2

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69%

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6.6

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★6.2TMDB · 148🍅69%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 5,489

AnimationFamilyActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

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Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefiscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.

“The Amazing Characters in Jonathan Swift's Immortal Fantasy Come To Life !”

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Cast

Lanny Ross
Prince David (singing voice)
Sam Parker
Gulliver (voice)
Pinto Colvig
Gabby (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Mercer
King Little (voice) (uncredited)
Cal Howard
Prince David (voice)
Tedd Pierce
King Bombo (voice)
Livonia Warren
Princess Glory (voice)
Jessica Dragonette
Princess Glory (singing voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dave Fleischer
Writers: Edmond Seward, Cal Howard, Tedd Pierce
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 7

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Victor Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Lanny Ross and Sam Parker and Pinto Colvig carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Amazing Characters in Jonathan Swift's Immortal Fantasy Come To Life !".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Fleischer directs. Victor Young scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
387 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Original score by Victor Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Lanny Ross and Sam Parker and Pinto Colvig carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Amazing Characters in Jonathan Swift's Immortal Fantasy Come To Life !".
7IMDB entry: tt0031397 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "princess", "based on novel or book", "prince", "musical".
9Released under 33 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Victor Young
Runtime: 76 min · 1h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $700,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Gulliver's Travels (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes: 69% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 5,489 votes
MPAA: Approved

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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Dave Fleischer

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-06-22
★ 7/10
This is a charmingly told animated version of Jonathan Swift's giant man, shipwrecked onto an island populated by people the size of his thumb. This focuses on the first of his adventures - in the land of "Lilliput", and of his efforts to join this community where he eats the same in a meal as they do in a week. Luckily, their big pal has his uses - not least in dealing with the neighbouring, slightly warlike, kingdom of "Blefescu" - but all that might change when some enemy spies manage to get their hands on his pistol! Can he retrieve it, and re-set the path of true love for the young Prince David and Princess Glory, who might offer a peaceful solution to their respective nation's enmity? Max & Save Fleischer's animations were rarely considered favourably when it came to comparisons with Disney - and, certainly his drawings lacked a degree of detail and vivacity, but this is still an engaging and enjoyable telling of a good story. It has humour, a few "Hap Hap Happy" songs and some decently underplayed moralising (Disney wasn't always so good at at disguising his moral imperatives), and the voice talents of Sam Parker, and the two kings Jack Mercer and Todd Pierce all keep this entertaining. As worth watching now as it was a 80-odd years ago.

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