The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)

Directed by

Sidney Gilliat

Genre

drama, music

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This musical drama tells the story of how librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan created their famous comic operas together. It shows their partnership and the success of their shows.

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What happens

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (also known as Gilbert & Sullivan and The Great Gilbert and Sullivan) is a 1953 British musical drama film dramatisation of the collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan. Librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, portrayed by Robert Morley and Maurice Evans, co-wrote fourteen extraordinarily successful comic operas, later referred to as the Savoy Operas, which continue to be popular today. The film, directed by Sidney Gilliat, is based on Leslie Baily's The Gilbert and Sullivan Book, and Baily co-wrote the screenplay with Gilliat. Shot in Technicolor, it was produced by Gilliat and Frank Launder for London Films in time to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The film was a box-office failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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