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William S. Gilbert is a Scriptwriter British born on 18 november 1836 at London (United-kingdom)

William S. Gilbert

William S. Gilbert
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 18 november 1836 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 29 may 1911 (at 74 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert est un scénariste et compositeur britannique né le 18 novembre 1836 à The Strand (Londres, Royaume-Uni), décédé le 29 mai 1911 à Harrow Weald (Londres, Royaume-Uni). Il est surtout connu pour sa collaboration au sein de Gilbert et Sullivan. Mike Leigh (Palme d'Or
1996) a réalisé un film "Topsy-Turvy" mettant en scène la collaboration de Gilbert et Sullivan.

Usually with

Michael Winner
Michael Winner
(1 films)
Ted Hamilton OAM
Ted Hamilton OAM
(1 films)
Wilford Leach
Wilford Leach
(1 films)
Ed Bishop
Ed Bishop
(1 films)
Peter Barkworth
Peter Barkworth
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William S. Gilbert (5 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
, 1h52
Directed by Wilford Leach
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Swashbuckler, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Tony Azito, Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith
Rating70% 3.5421553.5421553.5421553.5421553.542155
Frederic (Rex Smith) was sent in the care of his nursemaid, Ruth (Angela Lansbury), to be apprenticed to a pilot. But she misunderstood her instructions, being hard of hearing, and apprenticed him instead to a pirate (Kevin Kline). Now he is turning 21 years old, and his service is finished, so he decides to leave the Pirates of Penzance. Ruth wants him to take her with him, but he soon meets some young maidens, the daughters of Major-General Stanley (George Rose), and realizes that Ruth is "plain and old". Frederic quickly falls in love with one of them, Mabel (Linda Ronstadt). He has a strong "sense of duty" and has vowed to lead a blameless life and to exterminate the pirates. Soon, however, the pirates return and seize the girls. Their father then arrives and lies to the pirates, telling them that he is an orphan. He knows that they are orphans themselves and never attack an orphan.
The Pirate Movie
The Pirate Movie (1982)
, 1h44
Directed by Ken Annakin
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Action, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Christopher Atkins, Kristy McNichol, Ted Hamilton OAM, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Bill Kerr, Garry McDonald
Roles Opera
Rating53% 2.6997352.6997352.6997352.6997352.699735
Mabel Stanley (Kristy McNichol) is an introverted teenage girl yearning for popularity in a seaside community in Australia. She attends a local pirate festival featuring a swordplay demonstration led by a young curly-haired instructor (Christopher Atkins), who then invites her for a ride on his boat. She is duped by her acquaintances, Edith (Kate Ferguson), Kate (Rhonda Burchmore), and Isabel (Catherine Lynch), into missing the launch, so she rents a small sailboat to give chase. A sudden storm throws her overboard, and she washes up on a beach. She subsequently dreams an adventure that takes place a century before. In this fantasy sequence, the swordplay instructor is now named Frederic, a young apprentice of the Pirates of Penzance, celebrating his 21st birthday on a pirate vessel. Frederic refuses an invitation from the Pirate King (Ted Hamilton), his adoptive father, to become a full pirate, as his birth parents were murdered by their contemporaries. Frederic swears to avenge their deaths and is forced off of the ship on a small boat.
The Cool Mikado
The Cool Mikado (1963)
, 1h21
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper, Dennis Price, Stubby Kaye, Mike Winters, Peter Barkworth
Rating38% 1.9498151.9498151.9498151.9498151.949815
Hank, the son of American judge Herbert Mikado, refuses to marry Katie Shaw, whom his father wishes him to marry, and so joins the army. He is stationed in Japan where he falls in love with a Tokyo art student, Yum-Yum. However, her fiancé, Ko-Ko, an American gangster operating in Japan, is determined to keep Hank and Yum-Yum apart. Hank's father had also sentenced Ko-Ko's brother to prison.