Bibliograph

The Mikado, based upon the opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan ; adapted, conducted, and produced by Geoffrey Toye ; directed by Victor Schertzinger

Type

Label

The Mikado, based upon the opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan ; adapted, conducted, and produced by Geoffrey Toye ; directed by Victor Schertzinger

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The Mikado

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

707127110

Responsibility statement

based upon the opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan ; adapted, conducted, and produced by Geoffrey Toye ; directed by Victor Schertzinger

Runtime

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 559

Summary

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 Schertzinger. The result is a lavish cinematic retelling of the British political satire set in exotic Japan. Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado of Japan, fled his father's imperial court to escape marriage with Katisha, an elderly lady. Now, disguised as a traveling musician, he meets and falls in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor in the town of Titipu. Yum-Yum, however, is already betrothed to her guardian, and Nanki-Poo is in despair

Technique

live action

Classification