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Release Date:
10 June 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
77 generations built the kingdom of Gormenghast... Will one kitchen boy bring it down? morePlot:
A villain threatens the rise of a new earl in an ancient kingdom. full summaryAwards:
4 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Very Disappointing - Bring on Peter Jackson! more (61 total)Cast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only) | Celia Imrie | ... | Lady Gertrude |
| John Sessions | ... | Dr. Prunesquallor |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Barquentine |
| George Yiasoumi | ... | Bookman |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Lord Groan |
| Neve McIntosh | ... | Lady Fuchsia |
| June Brown | ... | Nannie Slagg |
 | Christopher Lee | ... | Flay |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Swelter |
 | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... | Steerpike |
| Zoë Wanamaker | ... | Clarice Groan |
| Lynsey Baxter | ... | Cora Groan |
| Fiona Shaw | ... | Irma Prunesquallor |
| Olga Sosnovska | ... | Keda |
| Eric Sykes | ... | Mollocks |
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Runtime:
232 min (4 parts)Language:
EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoFilming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKFun Stuff
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To create a sense of scale and depth when they were photographed, the castle miniatures were placed into large tanks of water to which disinfectant (Jeyes Fluid) had also been added to make it slightly cloudy. The post production house responsible for compositing and other special effects were in awe of the skills and ingenuity of the traditional model makers, but exasperated by the variability of the images that this "organic" method generated, making their colour-correction and image matching tasks much more difficult than with computer generated images. moreFAQ
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to a fan and repeat reader of the books, this was a very disappointing production. it really had none of the atmosphere, depth of characters, sense of age, menace or drama of the books. instead it was bright and comical, clumsy and light-weight - really inappropriate and even amateurish. the cast had incredible potential, but they were given nothing to work with.
i only hope that peter jackson might take this on one day and do these books the justice they deserve.
to a die-hard Gormenghast fan, i'd say see it by all means, but be prepared for a pretty big let-down!!