The Mikado (1939 film)
| The Mikado | |
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| Directed by | Victor Schertzinger |
| Written by | Geoffrey Toye (adaptation) |
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| Produced by | Geoffrey Toye |
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| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles, William V. Skall |
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| Music by | Arthur Sullivan |
Production companies | G and S Films (uncredited) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £158,319 |
The Mikado is a 1939 British musical comedy film based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1885 comic opera The Mikado. Shot in Technicolor, the film stars Martyn Green as Ko-Ko, Sydney Granville as Pooh-Bah, the American singer Kenny Baker as Nanki-Poo and Jean Colin as Yum-Yum. Many of the other leads and choristers were or had been members of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.