Topsy-Turvy (1999)

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R | 2 hr 40 mins | Comedy, Drama, Biopic, Musical, Period, Music | Released: 12/17/1999 |Box Office Total: $6.2M

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Synopsis:

William Schwenck Gilbert is the librettist, writing the words. Arthur Sullivan is the composer, writing the music. Gilbert is the very model of a 19th-century British gentleman, an overly proper married man certain that he knows best. For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan's collaborations have delighted the English people. Their popular comic operas have recouped handsomely for the successful Savoy Theatre... But, in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida," receives lukewarm press. Sullivan rejects Gilbert's next idea as "topsy-turvy" and unbelievable, and although Gilbert tries to accomodate him, they cannot agree. Mired at a creative impasse, Gilbert and Sullivan can barely converse. Then, Gilbert's wife, Lucy "Kitty" Gilbert, drags him along to a Japanese exhibition--exposure to the very different culture begins inspiration to embark on the production of "The Mikado."

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/17/1999

Director	Credit
Mike Leigh	Director
Cast	Credit
Jim Broadbent	William Schwenck Gilbert
Allan Corduner	Arthur Sullivan
Timothy Spall	Richard Temple
Lesley Manville	Lucy 'Kitty' Gilbert
Ron Cook	Richard D'Oyly Carte
Wendy Nottingham	Helen Lenoir
Kevin McKidd	Durward Lely
Shirley Henderson	Leonora Braham
Dorothy Atkinson	Jessie Bond
Martin Savage	George Grossmith
Eleanor David	Mrs Fanny Ronalds
Gary Yershon	Pianist in Brothel
Dexter Fletcher	Louis
Sukie Smith	Clothilde
Roger Heathcott	Stage Doorkeeper
Stefan Bednarczyk	Frank Cellier
Geoffrey Hutchings	Armourer
Francis Lee	Butt
William Neenan	Cook
Adam Searle	Shrimp
Kate Doherty	Mrs Judd
Kenneth Hadley	Pidgeon
Keeley Gainey	Maidservant
Katrin Cartlidge	Madame
Julia Rayner	Mademoiselle Fromage
Jenny Pickering	Prostitute No 2
Sam Kelly	Richard Barker
Charles Simon	Gilbert's Father
Philippe Constantin	Paris Waiter
David Neville	Dentist
Matthew Mills	Walter Simmonds
Nicholas Woodeson	Mr Seymour
Nick Bartlett	Stagehands
Gary Dunnington	Stagehands
Amanda Crossley	Emily
Kimi Shaw	Spinner
Toksan Takahashi	Calligrapher
Akemi Otani	Dancer
Kanako Morishita	Shamisen Player
Theresa Watson	Maude Gilbert
Lavinia Bertram	Florence Gilbert
Togo Igawa	Kabuki Actor No 1
Eiji Kusuhara	Kabuki Actor No 2
Naoko Mori	Miss 'Sixpence Please'
Eve Pearce	Gilbert's Mother
Neil Humphries	Boy Actor
Vincent Franklin	Rutland Barrington
Michael Simkins	Frederick Bovill
Alison Steadman	Madame Leon
Cathy Sara	Sibyl Grey
Angela Curran	Miss Morton
Millie Gregory	Alice
Jonathan Aris	Wilhelm
Andy Serkis	John D'Auban
Mia Soteriou	Mrs Russell
Louise Gold	Rosina Brandram
Shaun Glanville	Mr Harris
Julian Bleach	Mr Plank
Neil Salvage	Mr Hurley
Matt Bardock	Mr Tripp
Brid Brennan	Madwoman
Mark Benton	Mr Price
Heather Craney	Miss Russell
Julie Jupp	Miss Meadows
John Warnaby	Mr Sanders
Kacey Ainsworth	Miss Fitzherbert
Ashley Artus	Mr Marchmont
Richard Attlee	Mr Gordon
Paul Barnhill	Mr Flagstone
Nicholas Boulton	Mr Conyngham
Lorraine Brunning	Miss Jardine
Simon Butteriss	Mr Lewis
Wayne Cater	Mr Rhys
Rosie Cavaliero	Miss Moore
Michelle Chadwick	Miss Warren
Debbie Chazen	Miss Kingsley
Richard Coyle	Mr Hammond
Monica Dolan	Miss Barnes
Sophie Duval	Miss Brown
Anna Francolini	Miss Biddles
Teresa Gallagher	Miss Coleford
Sarah Howe	Miss Woods
Ashley Jensen	Miss Tringham
Gemma Page	Miss Langton-James
Paul Rider	Mr Bentley
Mary Roscoe	Miss Carlyle
Steven Speirs	Mr Kent
Nicola Wainwright	Miss Betts
Angie Wallis	Miss Wilkinson
Kevin Walton	Mr Evans
Production Credits	Credit
Georgina Lowe	Associate Producer
Simon Channing-Williams	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Thin Man Films Ltd	Production Company
Film Four	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
October Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Pathe Image	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
USA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Sogepaq Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
USA Films (LA)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Tobis Filmkunst	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cecchi Gori Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Mike Leigh	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Roger Sampson	Production Insurance - insurance provider
Will Tyler	Production Accountant
Justin Miller	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Lisa Lloyd	Set Dresser
Helen Scott	Art Director
Eve Stewart	Production Designer
Eve Stewart	Set Decorator
Loraine Schneider	Scenic Artist
Andrew Forrest	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Diane Dancklefsen	Art Director - stand-by art director
Andrea Coathupe	Set Dresser
John Bush	Set Decorator
Justin Overhill	Scenic Artist
Eugenie Neilson	Scenic Artist - assistant scenic artist
Casting	Credit
Nina Gold	Casting
Choreography	Credit
Francesca Jaynes	Choreographer
Julia Rayner	Choreographer - choreography
Film Camera	Credit
Simon Mein	Photography - stills photographer
Lalit Goyal	Lighting - Lightworks assistant
Clive Noakes	Color Timer
Dick Pope	Director of Photography
Dick Pope	Camera Operator
Lucy Bristow	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
United Artists International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Michael Connell	Music Editor
Carl Davis	Music
Michael Davis	Music Performer - Orchestra Musician
Denise Connell	Music Editor
Arthur Sullivan	Music
Gary Yershon	Music - musical director
Paul Wing	Music - music fixer
John Timperley	Music - music engineer
Joseph Frohlich	Music - orchestra musician
Richard Addison	Music - orchestra musician
Andrew Baker	Music - orchestra musician
Ian Balmain	Music - orchestra musician
Roger Benedict	Music - orchestra musician
Chris Bevan	Music - orchestra musician
Timothy Brown	Music - orchestra musician
Hilary Browning	Music - orchestra musician
Nicholas Bucknall	Music - orchestra musician
Colin Chambers	Music - orchestra musician
Anthony Chidell	Music - orchestra musician
Mark David	Music - orchestra musician
Clive Dobbins	Music - orchestra musician
Jonathan Evans-Jones	Music - orchestra musician
Julian Farrell	Music - orchestra musician
David Fuest	Music - orchestra musician
Martin Gatt	Music - orchestra musician
David Gordon	Music - orchestra musician
David Greenless	Music - orchestra musician
Michael Hext	Music - orchestra musician
Pan Hon Lee	Music - orchestra musician
Iain King	Music - orchestra musician
Timothy Kipling	Music - orchestra musician
Richard Layton	Music - orchestra musician
Tom Martin	Music - orchestra musician
William O'Sullivan	Music - orchestra musician
Stephen Orton	Music - orchestra musician
Anthony Pike	Music - orchestra musician
Matthew Scrivener	Music - orchestra musician
Andrew Shulman	Music - orchestra musician
Andrew Smith	Music - orchestra musician
David Theodore	Music - orchestra musician
Richard Wainwright	Music - orchestra musician
Timothy Walder	Music - orchestra musician
James Warburton	Music - orchestra musician
David White	Music - orchestra musician
David Whitson