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The Cool Mikado (1962)

The Cool Mikado poster
Directed by
Michael Winner
Genre
music, comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of performers put on a modernized version of a classic operetta. Frankie Howerd plays a man who gets involved in the show and its comedic mishaps.

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What happens

The Cool Mikado is a British musical film released in 1963, directed by Michael Winner and starring Frankie Howerd, Lionel Blair and Stubby Kaye. It was produced by Harold Baim, with music arranged by Martin Slavin and John Barry. The script was written by Winner from an adaptation by Maurice Browning. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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