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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 40m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
167 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike LeighWriter
- Mike LeighDirector
- Carl DavisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jim BroadbentW. S. Gilbert
- Allan CordunerSir Arthur Sullivan
- Timothy SpallRichard Temple (The Mikado)
- Lesley ManvilleLucy Gilbert
- Ron CookRichard D'Oyly Carte
- Wendy NottinghamHelen Lenoir
- Kevin McKiddDurward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
- Shirley HendersonLeonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
- Dorothy AtkinsonJessie Bond
- Martin SavageGeorge Grossmith
- Eleanor DavidFanny Ronalds
- Sam KellyRichard Barker
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