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15/12/1999 Drama, Music, Comedy, History 2h 40m
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Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More

Overview

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.

  1. Mike Leigh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jim Broadbent

    W. S. Gilbert

  2. Allan Corduner

    Sir Arthur Sullivan

  3. Timothy Spall

    Richard Temple (The Mikado)

  4. Lesley Manville

    Lucy Gilbert

  5. Ron Cook

    Richard D'Oyly Carte

  6. Wendy Nottingham

    Helen Lenoir

  7. Kevin McKidd

    Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)

  8. Shirley Henderson

    Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

  9. Dorothy Atkinson

    Jessie Bond

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-08-21
I particularly like most of Mike Leigh’s movies, so it is surprising that I took so long to get around to watching Topsy Turvy. A few of his films are on my list of favorite films out there, but sadly this effort did not threaten to crack that list. Not that I didn’t enjoy it overall. It was entertaining and fun, though it hovered on minor scenes sometimes on its way to lasting two hours and forty minutes. And it was interesting to see how the Gilbert and Sullivan characters worked together, assuming it is somewhat accurate portrayal of the actual historical duo. Finally, it features four ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,500,000.00

Revenue
$7,804,439.00

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