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Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More

6.6(166)

Released:December 15, 1999

Runtime:2h 40m

Status:Released

For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.

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Cast

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

W. S. Gilbert

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Sir Arthur Sullivan

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Richard Temple (The Mikado)

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Lucy Gilbert

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Wendy Nottingham

Wendy Nottingham

Helen Lenoir

Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd

Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

Dorothy Atkinson

Dorothy Atkinson

Jessie Bond

Martin Savage

Martin Savage

George Grossmith

Eleanor David

Eleanor David

Fanny Ronalds

Sam Kelly

Sam Kelly

Richard Barker

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

John D'Auban

Charles Simon

Gilbert's Father

Vincent Franklin

Vincent Franklin

Rutland Barrington

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For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.

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