Topsy-Turvy

1999 · 2 hr 40 min · R

Biography, Comedy, Drama

Directors

Mike Leigh

Actors

Jim Broadbent
Allan Corduner
Dexter Fletcher

Summary

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.

More about this movie

After their last production meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get them to work together again, which opens the way to The Mikado, one of the duo's greatest successes.

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