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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

DramaMusic
5.0·1953·1h 49m

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together...

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Cast

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

William S. Gilbert

Maurice Evans

Maurice Evans

Arthur Sullivan

Eileen Herlie

Eileen Herlie

Helen D'Oyly Carte

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Richard D'Oyly Carte

Martyn Green

Martyn Green

George Grossmith

Dinah Sheridan

Dinah Sheridan

Grace Marston

Isabel Dean

Isabel Dean

Mrs. Gilbert

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Mr. Marston

DIRECTOR

Sidney Gilliat

OVERVIEW

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.