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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)

By Beatrice on Nov 3, 2015 From Flickers in Time

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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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)
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.
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