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The legendary Gilbert and Sullivan troupe the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company joined forces with Hollywood for this 1939 Technicolor version of the beloved comic opera The Mikado, the first work by the famed duo to be adapted for the screen. Directed by musician and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Victor Schertzinger, it is a lavish cinematic retelling of the British political satire set in exotic Japan, with such enduringly popular numbers as “A Wand’ring Minstrel I” and “Three Little Maids from School,” and featuring American singer Kenny Baker as well as a host of renowned D’Oyly Carte performers, including Martyn Green and Sydney Granville.
Original Release
05/01/1939
US Release
05/01/1939
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Kenny Baker | Nanki-Poo |
Martyn Green | Ko-Ko |
Sydney Granville | Pooh-Bah |
John Barclay | The Mikado |
Gregory Stroud | Pish-Tush |
Jean Colin | Yum-Yum |
Constance Willis | Katisha |
Elizabeth Paynter | Pitti-Sing |
Kathleen Naylor | Peep-Bo |
Leslie Phillips | Boy |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Kenny Baker | Nanki-Poo |
Martyn Green | Ko-Ko |
Sydney Granville | Pooh-Bah |
John Barclay | The Mikado |
Gregory Stroud | Pish-Tush |
Jean Colin | Yum-Yum |
Constance Willis | Katisha |
Elizabeth Paynter | Pitti-Sing |
Kathleen Naylor | Peep-Bo |
Leslie Phillips | Boy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Josef Somlo | Producer |
Geoffrey Toye | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1940 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Color | Nominated |