Released:
1999-12-15

Overview:
For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.

Director:
Mike Leigh

Runtime:
2h 40min

Genre:
Drama, Music, Comedy, History

• Cast:
• 
  Jim Broadbent
  as
  W. S. Gilbert
• 
  Allan Corduner
  as
  Sir Arthur Sullivan
• 
  Timothy Spall
  as
  Richard Temple (The Mikado)
• 
  Lesley Manville
  as
  Lucy Gilbert
• 
  Ron Cook
  as
  Richard D'Oyly Carte