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(Jack Sher, 1960, 99 mins) Release date: 22 March 2021 Standard Edition Blu-ray Something of a departure for Harryhausen and Scheer, The 3 Worlds of Gulliver is a loose but wonderfully entertaining adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s famous and oft-filmed fantasy satire. Shot in the much-heralded ‘Super Dynamation’ process, it presents impressive visual effects photography and some superb stop-motion creature work – most notably, a climactic fight with a giant crocodile. The film also features a wonderful score by the great Bernard Herrmann. INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES 4K restoration from the original negative Original mono audio Audio commentary with visual effects artist Randall William Cook and film historians C Courtney Joyner and Steven C Smith The Making of ‘The 3 Worlds of Gulliver’ (1960, 7 mins) Interview with Peter Lord (2017, 10 mins): an appreciation of Harryhausen’s craft by the celebrated Aardman co-founder and filmmaker Interview with Dave Sproxton (2017, 10 mins): the Aardman co-founder discusses the importance of Harryhausen’s work Interview with Dave Alex Riddett (2017, 9 mins): Aardman’s celebrated director of photography considers Harryhausen’s importance and legacy Isolated score: experience Bernard Herrmann’s original soundtrack music. Theatrical trailer Image gallery: extensive promotional and on-set photography, poster art and archive materials. New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing #PHIBD043 BBFC cert: U REGION FREE EAN: 5060697921144
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
100 min
Doctor Gulliver is poor, so nothing - not even his charming fiancée Elisabeth - keeps him in the town he lives. He signs on to a ship to India, but in a storm he's washed off the ship and ends up on an island, which is inhibitated by very tiny people. After he managed to convince them he's harmless and is accepted as one of their citizens, their king wants to use him in war against a people of giants. Compared to them, even Gulliver is a gnome.