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Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.
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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 28 nominations.
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Arthur Sullivan
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Louis
Sukie Smith ...
Clothilde
Roger Heathcott ...
Stage Doorkeeper
Wendy Nottingham ...
Helen Lenoir
Stefan Bednarczyk ...
Frank Cellier
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Armourer
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Richard Temple
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Butt
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Cook (as William Neenan)
Adam Searle ...
Shrimp
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George Grossmith
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William Schwenck Gilbert
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Lucy Gilbert (Kitty)
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Mrs. Judd
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Pidgeon
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Maidservant
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Richard D'Oyly Carte
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Fanny Ronalds
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Pianist in Brothel
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Madame
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Mademoiselle Fromage
Jenny Pickering ...
Second Prostitute
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Durward Lely
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Richard Barker
Charles Simon ...
Gilbert's Father
Philippe Constantin ...
Paris Waiter
David Neville ...
Dentist
Matthew Mills ...
Walter Simmonds
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Leonora Braham
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Mr. Seymour
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Stage Hands
Gary Dunnington ...
Fred Baker
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Jessie Bond
Amanda Crossley ...
Emily
Kimi Shaw ...
Spinner
Toksan Takahashi ...
Calligrapher
Akemi Otani ...
Dancer
Kanako Morishita ...
Shamisen Player
Theresa Watson ...
Maude Gilbert
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Florence Gilbert
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First Kabuki Actor
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Second Kabuki Actor
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Miss 'Sixpence Please'
Eve Pearce ...
Gilbert's Mother
Neil Humphries ...
Boy Actor
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Rutland Barrington
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Frederick Bovill
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Madame Leon
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Sybil Grey
Angela Curran ...
Miss Morton
Millie Gregory ...
Alice
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Wilhelm
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John D'Auban
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Mrs. Russell
Louise Gold ...
Rosina Brandram
Shaun Glanville ...
Mr. Harris
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Mr. Plank
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Mr. Hurley
Matt Bardock ...
Mr. Tripp
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Mad Woman (as Bríd Brennan)
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Mr. Price
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Miss Russell
Julie Jupp ...
Miss Meadows
John Warnaby ...
Mr. Sanders
Kacey Ainsworth ...
Miss Fitzherbert
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Mr. Marchmont
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Mr. Gordon
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Mr. Flagstone
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Mr. Conyngham
Lorraine Brunning ...
Miss Jardine
Simon Butteriss ...
Mr. Lewis
Wayne Cater ...
Mr. Rhys
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Miss Moore
Michelle Chadwick ...
Miss Warren
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Miss Kingsley
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Mr. Hammond
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Miss Barnes
Sophie Duval ...
Miss Brown
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Miss Biddles
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Miss Coleford
Sarah Howe ...
Miss Woods
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Miss Tringham
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Miss Langton-James
Paul Rider ...
Mr. Bentley
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Miss Carlyle
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Mr. Kent (as Steven Speirs)
Nicola Wainwright ...
Miss Betts
Angie Wallis ...
Miss Wilkinson
Kevin Walton ...
Mr. Evans
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tatiana Lavrentieva ...
Recital Guest (uncredited)
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Recital Guest (uncredited)
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Head Usher (uncredited)
Lance Patrick ...
James (uncredited)
Victor Sobchak ...
Recital Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mike Leigh

Written by

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Mike Leigh ... (written by)

Produced by

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Simon Channing Williams ... producer
Georgina Lowe ... associate producer

Cinematography by

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Dick Pope

Editing by

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Robin Sales

Editorial Department

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Angela Bailey ... trainee: FT2
Lisa Clifford-Owen ... trainee editor: FT2
Lalit Goyal ... lightworks assistant
Celia Haining ... additional second assistant editor
Mark Neale ... second assistant editor
Clive Noakes ... color timer
Jonathan Sales ... first assistant editor
Victoria Stevens ... second assistant editor

Casting By

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Nina Gold

Production Design by

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Eve Stewart

Art Direction by

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Helen Scott

Set Decoration by

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John Bush
Eve Stewart

Costume Design by

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Lindy Hemming

Makeup Department

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Christine Blundell ... hair designer / makeup designer
Kirstin Chalmers ... makeup artist
Dianne Jamieson ... makeup artist
Tony Martin ... hair stylist
Nicola Matthews ... junior makeup artist
Trefor Proud ... makeup artist
Tracey Lee ... hair and make up assistant (uncredited)
Sarah Love ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Leda Shawyer ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Sarah Weatherburn ... facial hair maker (uncredited)

Production Management

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Deborah Reade ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nick Heckstall-Smith ... first assistant director
Dan John ... additional third assistant director (as Daniel John)
Josh Robertson ... second assistant director
Paula Spinks ... third assistant director
Hannah Titley ... third assistant director
George Walker ... additional second assistant director
Echo Ward ... fourth assistant director

Art Department

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Eddie Baker ... stand-by props
Jim Booth ... dressing props
Anthony Burton ... additional carpenter
Richard Cameron ... additional carpenter
Andrea Coathupe ... set dresser
Charles Cottrell ... additional painter
Diane Dancklefsen ... stand-by art director
Steve Deane ... carpenter
Andrew Forrest ... art department assistant
Gary Fox ... stand-by props
Terence Gamble ... additional painter
Andrew Grant ... additional carpenter
Liz Griffiths ... production buyer
Dean Hayward ... additional carpenter
David Hill ... additional carpenter
Derek Honeybun ... painter
Charlotte Leatherland ... draughtsman (as Charles Leatherland)
Lisa Lloyd ... set dresser
Wayne Marsh ... additional scenic carpenter
Leon McCarthy ... stand-by carpenter
Adam McCreight ... prop assistant
Tanya Miller ... action graphics
Richard Mills ... property storeman
Barry Moll ... construction manager
Eugenie Neilson ... assistant scenic artist
Steve Oakes ... assistant production buyer
Justin Overhill ... scenic artist
Stephen Pearton ... additional scenic carpenter / carpenter (creditOnly)
Dave Perschky ... carpenter
Tom Read ... property master
Loraine Schneider ... scenic artist
Michael Standish ... production buyer (as Mike Standish)
Ian Taylor ... additional carpenter (as Ian C. Taylor)
Remo Tozzi ... prop assistant
Phil Wheeler ... additional painter
Joe Willmott ... carpenter (as Joseph Willmott)
Sarah Wright ... prop assistant
Gill Andrae-Reid ... portrait artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roy Baker ... foley walker
Howard Bargroff ... re-recording mixer
Orin Beaton ... boom operator
Ed Colyer ... foley mixer
Tim Fraser ... sound recordist
Pauline Griffiths ... foley walker
Loveday Harding ... boom operator
Peter Joly ... supervising sound editor
Danny Longhurst ... additional sound editor
Adrian Rhodes ... re-recording mixer
Mark Rose ... assistant sound editor
Alison Ross ... sound assistant
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
William Towers ... additional boom operator
Richard Undrell ... sound assistant
Paul Wrightson ... foley editor
Mike Prestwood Smith ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ray Bateman ... generator operator
Lucy Bristow ... focus puller / second camera operator
David Bryant ... second focus puller
Dick Buckley ... electrician (as Richard Buckley)
Frank Cox ... electrician
Martin Duncan ... gaffer
Alan Graham ... electrician
Andrew Jeffery ... digital main titles: Magic Camera
Simon Mein ... still photographer
Kenny Monger ... best boy electric (as Kenneth Monger)
Andy Ormesher ... stand-by rigger
Daniel Pettipher ... digital main titles: Magic Camera (as Dan Pettifer)
Dick Pope ... camera operator
Dan Shoring ... second focus puller
Colin Strachan ... grip
Iain Struthers ... clapper loader
Lewis Buchan ... first assistant camera: dailies (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Lynn Glaser ... casting assistant (uncredited)
Sasha Robertson ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Victoria Clarke ... additional wardrobe assistant
Lee Clayton ... costume cutter / tailor
Jane Clive ... textile assistant
Andrea Cripps ... costume assistant
David Crossman ... wardrobe supervisor
Jacqueline Durran ... second assistant costume designer
Charlotte Finlay ... additional wardrobe assistant
Magot Forster ... dressmaker and cutter
Dan Grace ... additional wardrobe assistant
Nicola Latham ... dressmaker and sewer
Laura May ... costume assistant
Neil Murphy ... additional wardrobe assistant
Michael O'Connor ... assistant costume designer
Helen O'Donnell ... additional wardrobe assistant (as Helen Mattocks)
Adam Roach ... costume assistant
Timothy Shanahan ... costume breakdown (as Tim Shanahan)
Claire Thornton ... dressmaker and sewer
Emma Walker ... textile assistant
Jason Gill ... daily costume assistant (uncredited)
Jenny Hawkins ... daily wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Scott Horan ... assistant location manager
Harriet Lawrence ... assistant location manager
Neil Lee ... location manager

Music Department

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Richard Addison ... musician
Andrew Baker ... musician
Ian Balmain ... musician
Clive Bell ... additional musician
Roger Benedict ... musician
Chris Bevan ... musician
Timothy Brown ... musician
Hilary Browning ... musician
Nicholas Bucknall ... musician
Colin Chambers ... musician
Anthony Chidell ... musician
Denise Connell ... music editor
Michael Connell ... supervising music editor
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Mark David ... musician
Michael Davis ... orchestra leader
Clive Dobbins ... musician
Jonathan Evans-Jones ... musician
Julian Farrell ... musician
Joseph Frohlich ... orchestra leader
David Fuest ... musician
Martin Gatt ... musician
David Gordon ... musician
David Greenlees ... musician
Mike Hext ... musician (as Michael Hext)
Joji Hirota ... additional musician
Iain King ... musician
Timothy Kipling ... musician
Richard Layton ... musician
Pan Hon Lee ... musician
London Voices ... choir
Tom Martin ... musician
William O'Sullivan ... musician
Stephen Orton ... musician
Anthony Pike ... musician
Matthew Scrivener ... musician
Andrew Shulman ... musician
Andrew Smith ... musician
David Theodore ... musician
John Timperley ... music engineer
Richard Wainwright ... musician
Timothy Walden ... musician
James Warburton ... musician
David White ... musician
David Whitson ... musician
Paul Willey ... orchestra leader
Stephen Williams ... musician
Steve Williams ... musician
Paul Wing ... music fixer
Gary Yershon ... musical director

Script and Continuity Department

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Paula Spinks ... assistant continuity
Heather Storr ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Charlie Collins ... unit driver
David Rosenbaum ... unit driver
Brian Scott ... unit driver
Bill Wright ... unit driver

Additional Crew

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Richard Ackland ... trainee: FT2
Chris Allies ... title designer
Angela Bailey ... trainee: FT2
Rosie Chambers ... researcher
Gavin Charlton ... Head Chef
Sophie Cornet ... trainee: FT2 (as Sophie Cornett)
Graham Easton ... completion bond: Film Finance Services
Katina Ellery ... additional researcher
Ben Howard ... floor runner
Francesca Jaynes ... choreographer
Alexandra Kosevic ... production secretary (as Alex Kosevic)
David Lewisohn ... solicitor: Westaway & Co.
Jo Littlejohn ... trainee: FT2
Paula McBreen ... production coordinator
Justin Miller ... assistant accountant
Julia Rayner ... additional choreographer: brothel scene
Deborah Reade ... assistant to producer
Jonathan Rutter ... publicity: McDonald & Rutter
Roger Sampson ... insurance: AON/Albert G. Ruben
Brian Shemmings ... advisor: health and safety
Andrea Slater ... assistant floor runner
Chris Stoaling ... trainee: FT2
Will Tyler ... production accountant
Michael D. Walsh ... production runner (as Michael Walsh)
Mark Westaway ... solicitor: Westaway & Co.

Thanks

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Anthony Burgess ... thanks
John Cannon ... thanks
Kevin Chapple ... thanks
Andrew Cobbing ... thanks
Penny Corfield ... thanks
Shani D'Cruze ... thanks
David Eden ... thanks
John Gardner ... thanks
Andrew Goodman ... thanks
Judith Hatton ... thanks
David Russell Hulme ... thanks
Brian Jones ... thanks
George J. Low ... thanks
Peter Mulloy ... thanks
Philip Plumb ... thanks
Terence Rees ... thanks
Marc Shepherd ... thanks
Jesse Shereff ... thanks
Jane W. Stedman ... thanks
Melvyn Tarran ... thanks
Selwyn Tillett ... thanks
Stephen J. Turnbull ... thanks (as Stephen Turnbull)
Michael Walters ... thanks
Toshirô Watanabe ... thanks (as Toshio Watanabe)
David Wilmore ... thanks
Fredric Woodbridge Wilson ... thanks
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Special Effects

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  • FBFX (Samurai Helmets)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

After their last production meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get them to work together again, which opens the way to The Mikado, one of the duo's greatest successes. Written by Steve Fenwick

Plot Keywords
Taglines The egos. The battles. The words. The music. The women. The scandals. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Mike Leigh Untitled (United States)
  • Topsy-Turvy - Auf den Kopf gestellt (Germany)
  • I parastasi mias zois (Greece)
  • Topsy-Turvy - mullin mallin (Finland)
  • Кутерьма (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 160 min
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Box Office

Budget GBP10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP139,700, 20 Feb 2000

Did You Know?

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Trivia Not only did all the actors do their own singing, but everyone in the cast, including the pit orchestra and the actors who play instruments in the film, actually played the music they are seen to play. See more »
Goofs This well known quote from the film is a factual mistake: "If you wish to write a Grand Opera about a prostitute, dying of consumption in a garret, I suggest you contact Mr Ibsen in Oslo. I am sure he will be able to furnish you with something suitably dull". The city of Oslo got the name in 1925 - a long time after Ibsen's death in 1906. During Ibsen's lifetime, the capital of Norway was called Kristiania. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Magnolia/Stuart Little/Anna and the King/Bicentennial Man/Topsy-Turvy (1999). See more »
Soundtracks If You Give Me Your Attention See more »
Crazy Credits The credit for "Location Vehicles" is misspelled "Location Vechicles". See more »
Quotes Helen Lenoir: The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs.
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