The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

1h 49m
DramaMusic
4

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.

Cast

Robert Morley
William S. Gilbert
Maurice Evans
Arthur Sullivan
Eileen Herlie
Helen D'Oyly Carte
Peter Finch
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Martyn Green
George Grossmith
Dinah Sheridan
Grace Marston
Isabel Dean
Mrs. Gilbert
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Mr. Marston
Muriel Aked
Queen Victoria
Michael Ripper
Louis
Bernadette O'Farrell
Jessie Bond
Frank Williams
Singer Rehearsing

Crew

Sidney Gilliat
Director, Writer
Leslie Bailey
Writer
Gerald Turney-Smith
Editor
Christopher Challis
Director of Photography
Hein Heckroth
Production Design
Ray Hearne
Still Photographer

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