The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) |
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| Director(s) | Sidney Gilliat |
| Producer(s) | Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat, Leslie Gilliat |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Musical |
| Top Topics | Musicians |
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Robert Morley
(as William S. Gilbert)
Maurice Evans
(as Arthur Sullivan)
Eileen Herlie
(as Helen D'Oyly Carte)
Peter Finch
(as Richard D'Oyly Carte)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
(as Mr. Marston)
Muriel Aked
(as Queen Victoria)
Arthur Howard
(as Usher in 'Trial by Jur...)
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Overview:
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Sidney Gilliat and produced by Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat and Leslie Gilliat.
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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan Directed by Sidney Gilliat Written by Sidney Gilliat based on The Gilbert and Sullivan book by Leslie Bailey 1953/UK London Film Productions First viewing/Amazon Prime If you love Gilbert and Sullivan as much as I do, you will likely love this biopic. This is t... Read full article
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Coincidentally, a poster outside D'Oyle Carte's office shows a caricature of Oscar Wilde, an actor plays Oscar Wilde briefly in another scene, and two of the male leads, Robert Morley and Peter Finch, would go on to play Oscar Wilde themselves in later movies.
This film contains extracts from the following Gilbert & Sullivan's classics: - Trial by Jury (1875) - H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) - Pirates of Penzance (1879) - Iolanthe (1882) - The Mikado (1885) - Ruddigore (1887) - The Yeomen of the Guard (1888) - The Gondoliers (1889)