Topsy-Turvy
“Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More”
1999•R•2h 40m•6.6•Released
DramaMusicComedyHistory
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.
Director
Mike Leigh
Writer
Mike Leigh
Budget
$11M
Revenue
$8M
Languages
Japanese, French, English
Studio
Thin Man Films
Cast
Jim Broadbent
W. S. Gilbert
Allan Corduner
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Timothy Spall
Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Lesley Manville
Lucy Gilbert
Ron Cook
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Wendy Nottingham
Helen Lenoir
Kevin McKidd
Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
Shirley Henderson
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Dorothy Atkinson
Jessie Bond
Martin Savage
George Grossmith
Eleanor David
Fanny Ronalds
Sam Kelly
Richard Barker
Andy Serkis
John D'Auban
Charles Simon
Gilbert's Father
Vincent Franklin
Rutland Barrington
Production
Company
Thin Man Films
Company
The Greenlight Fund
Company
Newmarket Capital Group
Producer
Simon Channing Williams
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