The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

109 mins | Drama | Feb. 14, 1953

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.

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

109 mins | Drama | Feb. 14, 1953

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers British Lion Films
Original title The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
Directors Sidney Gilliat
Writers Leslie Bailey, Sidney Gilliat

Cast

Robert Morley

as William S. Gilbert

Maurice Evans

as Arthur Sullivan

Eileen Herlie

as Helen D'Oyly Carte

Peter Finch

as Richard D'Oyly Carte

Martyn Green

as George Grossmith

Dinah Sheridan

as Grace Marston

Isabel Dean

as Mrs. Gilbert

Wilfrid Hyde-White

as Mr. Marston

Muriel Aked

as Queen Victoria

Michael Ripper

as Louis

Bernadette O'Farrell

as Jessie Bond