Gulliver's Travels

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Gulliver's Travels

Released Dec 22, 1939

1h 14m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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In this animated tale, seaman Lemuel Gulliver (Sam Parker) is the sole survivor of a shipwreck on the distant land of Lilliput, whose people are no bigger than peanuts. Unaware of Gulliver lying on the beach, King Little arranges for the marriage of his daughter, Princess Glory (Jessica Dragonette), to Prince David (Lanny Ross), the son of neighboring King Bombo. Angered when King Little refuses to agree on the wedding song, Bombo declares war just as the villagers discover the giant Gulliver.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

A classic of early animation.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 19, 2003

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Steven D. Greydanus

Decent Films

Rated: C+

Dec 22, 1939

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Jose Maria Santos

Cine-Mundial

The film is a delight because it's wonderfully executed from the physical point of view of the Lilliputians, considering Gulliver as a formidable giant among them. [Full review in Spanish]

Apr 3, 2020

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Dated animated adaptation, with some cartoon violence.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 13, 2012

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Elliot Panek

Common Sense Media

Classic 1930s animated tale. Fine for kids.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2011

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Very impressive, gorgeous, funny, inventive and hugely entertaining.

Mar 20, 2009

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Finn d

This movie did a terrible job of retelling the actual book. I know most people take creative liberties when doing retellings, but thy could have at least kept something close to the actual premise of the book, instead of simply creating an almost entirely new storyline. Next to that, the entire film just felt awkward, with imo bad pacing and frequent renewing of the main plot

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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Audience Member

2021-10-17視聴．白雪姫と比べるとロトスコープがまだこなれておらず，いかにも実写をトレースしているという不自然さがある．しかしデフォルメされた絵との対比が面白くも見え，常人と小人の違いを分かりやすくしている．小人の中でも王子と姫だけはデフォルメされておらずガリバーと同様の等身で描かれているが，ロトスコープは使用されていないように見え，とくに顔は美しいとは言えない．美男美女として描かれかつストーリー上でも重要なキャラクターなので，もう少し美しく描いて欲しかった．ロトスコープは普通に描くよりもコストがかかるのだろうか．総評としては，どうしても白雪姫と比べると劣ってしまうが，それでも同時代にディズニー以外にもこれ程のクオリティのアニメーション作品があったのかという発見があり良かった．

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Based on the hilarious children's novel of the same name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Some of the characters were too animated. It's great background noise.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Nostalgic and sweet.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Felt very drawn out, almost the entire first half is dedicated to the attempts to bring Gulliver to the King's attention. Nonetheless, beautiful animation and rotoscoping on Gulliver himself.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Jessica Dragonette

Princess Glory

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Synopsis

In this animated tale, seaman Lemuel Gulliver (Sam Parker) is the sole survivor of a shipwreck on the distant land of Lilliput, whose people are no bigger than peanuts. Unaware of Gulliver lying on the beach, King Little arranges for the marriage of his daughter, Princess Glory (Jessica Dragonette), to Prince David (Lanny Ross), the son of neighboring King Bombo. Angered when King Little refuses to agree on the wedding song, Bombo declares war just as the villagers discover the giant Gulliver.

Director: Dave Fleischer
Producer: Max Fleischer
Screenwriter: Dan Gordon, Cal Howard, Tedd Pierce, Izzy Sparber, Edmund Seward
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount, Fleischer Studios
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 1939, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 14m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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