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The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) Sidney Gilliat; Robert Morley, Maurice Evans
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953) Sidney Gilliat; Robert Morley, Maurice Evans
 
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Robert Morley and Maurice Evans play W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, 19th-century composers of such imperishable comic operettas as H.M.S. Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Much is made of the inescapable fact that Gilbert and Sullivan grew to dislike each other intensely. Also touched upon is the fact that both men felt they were writing "beneath" their talents, and yearned to do something more serious than their witty frivolities. And of course, we are treated to generous excerpts from several of Gilbert and Sullivan's works, performed by such D'Oyly Carte veterans as Martyn Green. Gilbert and Sullivan was originally titled The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan; its US release title was The Great Gilbert and Sullivan.

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4 of 5 Pleased June 16, 2018
Reviewer: Steven from Sydney, NSW Australia  
I am pleased to receive this for my mother's 80th birthday as it is a favourite film of hers and she missed a recent screening on television.

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4 of 5 Acceptable August 31, 2017
Reviewer: Kenyon Jordan from Colorado Springs, CO United States  
I didn't know we'd be buying a movie that somebody had taped when it was shown once on TV. So it's a little off-putting to see the little TV-channel promos popping up at times at the bottom of the screen. Still, the tapers (Movie Detective?) did a clean job editing out what would have been the commercials. Also the film quality was OK (though obviously not HD). Seeing as no other source I could find had this movie, this was better than nothing, so I'm glad Movie Detective was "on the case."

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