The Mikado /

The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the fabled comic opera, the first complete work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen, directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor S...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Mikado (Motion picture : 1939)
Main Author:	Toye, Geoffrey, 1889-1942 (Adapter, Conductor, Producer)
Corporate Authors:	London Symphony Orchestra (Performer), D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (Performer), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Schertzinger, Victor (Director), Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist), Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900, Baker, Kenny, 1912-1985 (Actor), Green, Martyn, 1899-1975 (Actor), Granville, Sydney (Actor), Barclay, John, 1892-1978 (Actor), Stroud, Gregory (Actor), Colin, Jean, 1905-1989 (Actor), Willis, Constance (Actor), Nickell-Lean, Elizabeth (Actor), Naylor, Kathleen, 1912-1974 (Actor), Vertès, Marcel, 1895-1961 (Designer), Skall, W. V. (William V.), 1898-1976 (Cinematographer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Series:	Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 559.
Subjects:	Princes > Japan > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Japan > Drama. Operas. Musical films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.