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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

  • 1953
  • TMDB 5.0/10
  • 1h 49m

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.

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Overview

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 MorleyWilliam S. Gilbert
  • Maurice EvansArthur Sullivan
  • Eileen HerlieHelen D'Oyly Carte
  • Peter FinchRichard D'Oyly Carte
  • Martyn GreenGeorge Grossmith
  • Dinah SheridanGrace Marston
  • Isabel DeanMrs. Gilbert
  • Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteMr. Marston

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