Gulliver's Travels | |
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Based on | |
Written by | Simon Moore |
Directed by | Charles Sturridge |
Starring | Ted Danson Mary Steenburgen James Fox Omar Sharif Peter O'Toole Alfre Woodard Kristin Scott Thomas John Gielgud |
Voices of | Isabelle Huppert |
Narrated by | Ted Danson |
Composer | Trevor Jones |
Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Robert Halmi Sr. Brian Henson |
Producer | Duncan Kenworthy |
Production locations | England Portugal |
Running time | 186 minutes |
Production companies | Jim Henson Productions Hallmark Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | NBC (United States) Channel 4 (United Kingdom) |
Release | February 4 February 5, 1996 | –
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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).