Topsy-Turvy
“Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More”
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.
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Cast
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Jim Broadbent
W. S. Gilbert
Known for
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hot Fuzz
Allan Corduner
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Known for
Mr. Nobody
Defiance
Timothy Spall
Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Known for
The Last Samurai
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Lesley Manville
Lucy Gilbert
Known for
Maleficent
The Crown
Ron Cook
Richard D'Oyly Carte
Known for
Chernobyl
The Odyssey
Wendy Nottingham
Helen Lenoir
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Notes on a Scandal
Kevin McKidd
Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Rome
Shirley Henderson
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Known for
The Mandalorian
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Dorothy Atkinson
Jessie Bond
Known for
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Martin Savage
George Grossmith
Known for
Extras
Sherlock
Eleanor David
Fanny Ronalds
Known for
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Comfort and Joy
Sam Kelly
Richard Barker
Known for
'Allo 'Allo!
Porridge
Mike Leigh Director · Carl Davis Composer Dick Pope Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.8M · Budget $10M · United States release December 15, 1999
Box office
Budget
$10,500,000
Worldwide gross
$7,804,439
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Thin Man Films
Production
The Greenlight Fund
Production
Newmarket Capital Group
Production
Goldwyn Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 1999
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · December 15, 1999
Theatrical
United Kingdom · February 18, 2000
Theatrical
United States
October 2, 1999 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Greece
February 25, 2000 · Theatrical
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