Topsy-Turvy 1999
“Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More”
What is Topsy-Turvy?
Topic: Film "Topsy-Turvy" (1999). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 160 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 15, 1999
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Studios
- Thin Man Films, The Greenlight Fund, Newmarket Capital Group
- Budget
- $10,500,000
- Revenue
- $7,804,439
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Comedy, History
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Topic: Film "Topsy-Turvy" (1999).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Title: Topsy-Turvy
Year: 1999
Release Date: 12/15/1999 (US)
Genres: Drama, Music, Comedy, and History
Runtime: 2h 40m
Rating: R
Plot: Gilbert and Sullivan's collaborations have delighted the English people for nearly a decade. In 1884, during a London heat wave, their work "Princess Ida" receives lukewarm press. To reconcile creative differences and inspired by Japanese culture, they create the hit opera "The Mikado," one of their greatest successes.
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Should you watch it?
“Discover how the creative partnership behind Gilbert and Sullivan produced their greatest success.”
- Explores the behind-the-scenes creation of the hit opera The Mikado.
- Features performances by an ensemble cast including Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner.
- Written and directed by Mike Leigh.
- Viewers looking for short viewing formats may find the two hour and forty minute runtime demanding.
Watch it if you are interested in the historical collaborations of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Topsy-Turvy is a drama, music, comedy, and history film with a runtime of two hours and forty minutes.
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It is worth watching for fans of period dramas and theatre history who want to see the story behind The Mikado.
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The film has a runtime of two hours and forty minutes.
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Topsy-Turvy is a feature film rather than a series, so it is viewed as a single complete feature.
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