200px-MathewsGulliverHere’s a Ray Harryhausen film I don’t think I’ve ever seen. The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) is a Columbia Pictures fantasy feature film loosely based upon the 18th-century English novel Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. The film stars Kerwin Mathews as the titular character, June Thorburn as his fiancée Elizabeth, and child actor Sherry Alberoni as Glumdalclitch. Filmed in England and Spain, Gulliver was directed by Jack Sher and featured stop-motion animation and special visual effects by Ray Harryhausen.

Lemuel Gulliver (Kerwin Mathews) is a ship’s doctor and one day embarks on a vessel. He is surprised to discover his fiancée Elizabeth (June Thorburn) has stowed away to be near him. A storm arises; Gulliver is swept overboard and washed to the shores of Lilliput, a land of tiny human beings. The Lilliputians are apprehensive regarding Gulliver but he eases their fears by performing acts of kindness. An old quarrel between Lilliput and neighboring Blefscu is revived and Gulliver lends a hand in the proceedings by towing Blefscu’s war ships far out to sea. The Emperor of Lilliput (Basil Sydney) then views Gulliver as a potential threat to his power and arranges his execution. Gulliver escapes in a boat he has built. wiki

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1 Response » to “3 Worlds of Gulliver, The (1960)”

  1. Jane Marian says:

    Do you know where I can buy this?

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