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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 | 
Storyline
After their latest production, "Princess Ida", meets with less-than-stunning reception, Gilbert and Sullivan's relationship is strained to the breaking point. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which bares the path to "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
| Tagline: | Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More | 
| Certification: | R | 
Details
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music, History
Language: English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語
Release Date: 15 December 1999
Country: GB, US
Runtime: 160m
Company Credits
Company: Thin Man Films, The Greenlight Fund, Newmarket Capital Group, Simon Channing-Williams Productions
Budget: $10,500,000
Revenue: $7,804,439
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Cast
|   | Jim Broadbent | W. S. Gilbert | 
|   | Allan Corduner | Sir Arthur Sullivan | 
|   | Timothy Spall | Richard Temple (The Mikado) | 
|   | Lesley Manville | Lucy Gilbert | 
|   | Ron Cook | Richard D'Oyly Carte | 
|   | Wendy Nottingham | Helen Lenoir | 
|   | Kevin McKidd | Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo) | 
|   | Shirley Henderson | Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum) | 
|   | Dorothy Atkinson | Jessie Bond | 
|   | Martin Savage | George Grossmith | 
|   | Eleanor David | Fanny Ronalds | 
|   | Sam Kelly | Richard Barker | 
|   | Andy Serkis | John D'Auban | 
|   | Charles Simon | Gilbert's Father | 
|   | Vincent Franklin | Rutland Barrington | 
|   | Cathy Sara | Sybil Grey | 
|   | Nicholas Woodeson | Mr. Seymour | 
|   | Jonathan Aris | Wilhelm | 
|   | Stefan Bednarczyk | Frank Cellier | 
|   | Mark Benton | Mr Price | 
|   | Eve Pearce | Gilbert's Mother | 
|   | Lavinia Bertram | Florence Gilbert | 
|   | Theresa Watson | Maude Gilbert | 
|   | Kenneth Hadley | Pidgeon | 
|   | Michael Simkins | Frederick Bovill | 
|   | Dexter Fletcher | Louis | 
|   | Louise Gold | Rosinda Brandram | 
|   | Kate Doherty | Mrs Judd | 
|   | Sukie Smith | Clothilde | 
|   | Mia Soteriou | Mrs. Russell | 
|   | Akemi Otani | Dancer | 
|   | Togo Igawa | First Kabuki Actor | 
|   | Kanako Morishita | Shamisen Player | 
|   | Naoko Mori | Miss 'Sixpence Please' | 
|   | Eiji Kusuhara | Second Kabuki Actor | 
|   | Alison Steadman | Madame Leon | 
|   | Francis Lee | Butt | 
|   | Katrin Cartlidge | Madame | 
|   | Julia Rayner | Mademoiselle Fromage | 
|   | Angela Curran | Miss Morton | 
|   | Brid Brennan | Mad Woman | 
|   | Ashley Jensen | Miss Tringham | 
|   | Richard Coyle | Mr. Hammond | 
|   | Kacey Ainsworth | Miss Fitzherbert | 
|   | Debbie Chazen | Miss Kingsley | 
|   | Rosie Cavaliero | Miss Monroe | 
|   | Monica Dolan | Miss Barnes | 
|   | Steve Speirs | Mr Kent | 
|   | Mary Roscoe | Miss Carlyle | 
|   | Matt Bardock | Mr Tripp | 
|   | Paul Rider | Mr Bentley | 
|   | Kevin Walton | Mr Evans | 
|   | Mary Roscoe | Miss Carlyle | 
|   | Gemma Page | Miss Langton-James | 
|   | Sarah Howe | Miss Woods | 
|   | Teresa Gallagher | Miss Coleford | 
|   | Anna Francolini | Miss Biddles | 
|   | Sophie Duval | Miss Brown | 
|   | Michelle Chadwick | Miss Warren | 
|   | Wayne Cater | Mr Rhys | 
|   | Simon Butteriss | Mr Lewis | 
|   | Lorraine Brunning | Miss Jardine | 
|   | Nicholas Boulton | Mr Conyngham | 
|   | Richard Attlee | Mr Gordon | 
|   | Ashley Artus | Mr Marchmont | 
|   | Paul Barnhill | Mr Flagstone | 
|   | John Warnaby | Mr Sanders | 
|   | Julie Jupp | Miss Meadows | 
|   | Heather Craney | Miss Russell | 
|   | Shaun Glanville | Mr Harris | 
|   | Julian Bleach | Mr Plank | 
|   | Millie Gregory | Alice | 
|   | Michael Simkins | Frederick Bovell | 
|   | Neil Humphries | Boy Actor | 
|   | Keeley Gainey | Maidservant | 
|   | Toksan Takahashi | Calligrapher | 
|   | Kimi Shaw | Spinner | 
|   | Nick Bartlett | Stage Hand | 
|   | Gary Dunnington | Fred Baker | 
|   | Amanda Crossley | Emily | 
|   | Matthew Mills | Walter Simmonds | 
|   | David Neville | Dentist | 
|   | Philippe Constantin | Paris Waiter | 
|   | Jenny Pickering | Second Prostitute | 
|   | Gary Yershon | Pianist in Brothel | 
|   | Adam Searles | Shrimp | 
|   | William Neenan | Cook | 
|   | Geoffrey Hutchings | Armourer | 
|   | Roger Heathcott | Stage Doorkeeper | 
Directed By
|   | Mike Leigh | Director | 
|   | Paula Spinks | Third Assistant Director | 
|   | Josh Robertson | Second Assistant Director | 
|   | Dan John | Additional Third Assistant Director | 
|   | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor | 
|   | Hannah Titley | Third Assistant Director | 
|   | Echo Ward | Assistant Director | 
|   | George Walker | Additional Second Assistant Director | 
|   | Nick Heckstall-Smith | First Assistant Director | 
Writing Credits
|   | Mike Leigh | Writer | 
|   | William S. Gilbert | Lyricist | 
Production Crew
|   | Simon Channing Williams | Producer | 
|   | Nina Gold | Casting | 
|   | Rosie Chambers | Researcher | 
|   | Paula McBreen | Production Coordinator | 
|   | Justin Miller | Assistant Accountant | 
|   | Deborah Reade | Production Assistant | 
|   | Will Tyler | Production Accountant | 
|   | Scott Horan | Assistant Location Manager | 
|   | Alexandra Kosevic | Production Secretary | 
|   | Neil Lee | Location Manager | 
|   | Harriet Lawrence | Assistant Location Manager | 
|   | Michael D. Walsh | Production Runner | 
|   | Georgina Lowe | Associate Producer | 
Edited By
|   | Robin Sales | Editor | 
|   | Jonathan Sales | First Assistant Editor | 
|   | Celia Haining | Additional Editor | 
|   | Mark Neale | Assistant Editor | 
|   | Victoria Stevens | Assistant Editor | 
|   | Clive Noakes | Color Timer | 
Costume and Makeup
|   | Lindy Hemming | Costume Design | 
|   | Christine Blundell | Makeup Designer | 
|   | Christine Blundell | Hair Designer | 
|   | Katy Laura May | Costume Assistant | 
|   | Charlotte Finlay | Wardrobe Assistant | 
|   | Victoria Clarke | Wardrobe Assistant | 
|   | David Crossman | Wardrobe Supervisor | 
|   | Michael O'Connor | Assistant Costume Designer | 
|   | Andrea Cripps | Costume Assistant | 
|   | Adam Roach | Costume Assistant | 
|   | Jacqueline Durran | Assistant Costume Designer | 
|   | Neil Murphy | Wardrobe Assistant | 
|   | Nicola Matthews | Assistant Makeup Artist | 
|   | Trefor Proud | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Tony Martin | Hairdresser | 
|   | Kirstin Chalmers | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Dianne Jamieson | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Dan Grace | Additional Wardrobe Assistant | 
Sound
|   | Tim Fraser | Sound Recordist | 
|   | Gary Yershon | Music Director | 
|   | Orin Beaton | Boom Operator | 
|   | Loveday Harding | Boom Operator | 
|   | Alison Ross | Sound Assistant | 
|   | Richard Undrell | Sound Assistant | 
|   | William Towers | Boom Operator | 
|   | Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Ted Swanscott | ADR Mixer | 
|   | Peter Joly | Supervising Sound Editor | 
|   | Howard Bargroff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Michael Connell | Supervising Music Editor | 
|   | Paul Wrightson | Foley Editor | 
|   | Mark Rose | Assistant Sound Editor | 
|   | Ed Colyer | Foley Mixer | 
|   | Denise Connell | Music Editor | 
|   | Arthur Sullivan | Songs | 
|   | Carl Davis | Original Music Composer | 
|   | Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound | 
|   | William S. Gilbert | Songs | 
Visual Effects
Camera
|   | Dick Pope | Director of Photography | 
|   | Iain Struthers | Clapper Loader | 
|   | David Bryant | Focus Puller | 
|   | Colin Strachan | Grip | 
|   | Lucy Bristow | Focus Puller | 
|   | Dick Pope | Camera Operator | 
|   | Lucy Bristow | Camera Operator | 
|   | Dan Shoring | Focus Puller | 
|   | Simon Mein | Still Photographer | 
Lighting
|   | Kenny Monger | Best Boy Electric | 
|   | Alan Graham | Electrician | 
|   | Martin Duncan | Gaffer | 
|   | Frank Cox | Electrician | 
Art Department
|   | Eve Stewart | Production Design | 
|   | Helen Scott | Art Direction | 
|   | Eve Stewart | Set Decoration | 
|   | Tatiana Macdonald | Painter | 
|   | Lisa Lloyd | Set Dresser | 
|   | Andrea Coathupe | Set Dresser | 
|   | Andrew Forrest | Art Department Assistant | 
|   | Diane Dancklefsen | Standby Art Director | 
|   | Charlotte Leatherland | Draughtsman | 
|   | Derek Honeybun | Painter | 
|   | Barry Moll | Construction Manager | 
|   | Chris Allies | Title Designer | 
|   | Tom Read | Property Master | 
|   | John Bush | Set Decoration | 
Other Crew
|   | Francesca Jaynes | Choreographer | 
|   | Justin Overhill | Scenic Artist | 
|   | Loraine Schneider | Scenic Artist | 
|   | Ben Howard | Floor Runner | 
|   | Joe Willmott | Carpenter | 
|   | Steve Deane | Carpenter | 
|   | Deborah Reade | Post Production Supervisor | 
|   | Dave Perschky | Carpenter | 
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