Gilbert and Sullivan

1953

Action / Biography / Drama / Musical

4
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 291 291

musical based on true story

Plot summary

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.

Director

Sidney Gilliat Photo
Sidney Gilliat

Top cast

John G. Heller Photo
John G. Heller as Waiter
Leonard Sachs Photo
Leonard Sachs as Smythe
Bernadette O'Farrell Photo
Bernadette O'Farrell as Jessie Bond
Michael Ripper Photo
Michael Ripper as Louis
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
966.85 MB
946*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds ...
1.75 GB
1408*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by richardchatten 8 / 10

"A genius so often has to be supported by his father-in-law"

An enjoyable handsomely well-mounted production in Technicolor, there's actually far more music than story (under the baton of Malcolm Sargent). Not being an expert I can't comment on the quality of the arrangements but they're probably sufficiently clearly enunciated and long enough to please most serious Gilbert & Sullivan aficionados.As Sullivan Maurice Evans is almost unrecognisable, as Gilbert Robert Morley only too recognisable; while the depictions of the tensions between them anticipates 'The Commitments'.As usual the best performance is by Peter Finch as D'Oyly Carte, although like many of the men in the cast his singing voice is obviously dubbed.
Reviewed by JETTCO48 10 / 10

Glorious Blu-Ray restoration

My copy of this long wished for treasure arrived today and it looks fantastic. The new Blu-Ray from Network is stunning and does full justice to this beautifully made tribute to G&S. This is a "must have" for anyone who loves their operettas. There are lots of excerpts from their work and I sang along throughout. Robert Morley is on top form as Gilbert and Maurice Evans does sterling work as Sullivan. The sets and costumes are beautiful and this restored Technicolor print looks ravishing. Buy it and enjoy!
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