
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
1953 · Movie · 1h 49m
DramaMusic
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Key crew
- Sidney GilliatDirector
- Leslie BaileyWriter
- Sidney GilliatWriter
Cast
- Robert MorleyWilliam S. Gilbert
- Maurice EvansArthur Sullivan
- Eileen HerlieHelen D'Oyly Carte
- Peter FinchRichard D'Oyly Carte
- Martyn GreenGeorge Grossmith
- Dinah SheridanGrace Marston
- Isabel DeanMrs. Gilbert
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteMr. Marston
- Muriel AkedQueen Victoria
- Michael RipperLouis
- Bernadette O'FarrellJessie Bond
- Frank WilliamsSinger Rehearsing
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Themes
musicalbased on true story























