The Mikado /

The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the fabled comic opera, the first complete work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen, directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor S...

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Other Authors / Creators:Gilbert, W. S. 1836-1911, librettist.
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900, composer.
D'Oyly Carte, Rupert. adapter, conductor, producer.
Toye, Geoffrey, 1889-1942, director.
Schertzinger, Victor, actor.
Baker, Kenny, 1912-1985, actor.
Green, Martyn, 1899-1975, actor.
Granville, Sydney, actor.
Barclay, John, 1892-1978, actor.
Stroud, Gregory, actor.
Colin, Jean, 1905-1989, actor.
Willis, Constance, actor.
Nickell-Lean, Elizabeth, actor.
Naylor, Kathleen, 1912-1974, designer.
Vertès, Marcel, 1895-1961, director of photography.
Skall, W. V. 1898-1976, Mikado.
Gilbert, W. S. 1836-1911. Mikado.
Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, performer.
Janus Films.
General Film Distributors.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Participants:Kenny Baker (Nanki-Poo), Martyn Green (Ko-Ko), Sydney Granville (Pooh-Bah), John Barclay (The Mikado), Gregory Stroud (Pish-Tush), Jean Colin (Yum-Yum), Constance Willis (Katisha), Elizabeth Paynter (Pitti-Sing), Kathleen Naylor (Peep-Bo); the London Symphony Orchestra and the Chorus of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Format: DVD
Language:English
Language notes:In English; with optional subtitles in English.
Imprint: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2011.
Series:Criterion collection ; 559.
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