gulliver's travels

saturday morning. it's warm and sunny and the birdsong is loud and cheerful. lots and lots of walkers and runners are making their way 'round their routes. this'll be a day of "opening up" the yard, moving lawn furniture and scraping winter detritus off the flower beds and grass. perhaps even the first run of "the season" later on . . . . .

but first! saturday morning is a cartoon morning - a morning where you can sink into a chair without worrying about the daily pressures and really enjoy a story. today i've dug up an old cartoon movie - gulliver's travels!

gulliver's travels written in 1726 by jonathan swift has been a feature of the western cultural landscape ever since it first appeared. at one and the same time a satire on human nature and a parody on literary travelogues, gulliver’s travels has been printed countless times, as well as having been made into an extraordinary variety of films, theatre productions, and tv shows. you can read it online here.
the 1939 cel-animated technicolour feature film directed and produced by dave and max fleischer is generally considered one of the best from the golden era of animation. fleischer used a rotoscope to trace live action animation from a real actor.

while deviating fairly extensively from the original plot, it still has recognizable connections and links to the original narrative. here for your viewing pleasure is the 1939 version of gulliver’s travels.

gulliver’s travels part one:


gulliver’s travels part two:


gulliver’s travels part three:


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gulliver’s travels part five:


if you'd like to see the whole movie run seamlessly and with better sound and video then watch the 1939 version here: