UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15360498
Format:
1 Blu-ray Disc (ca. 91 Min. + Bonus)
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Tonformat: Monaural
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1 Beih.
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Bildformat: 1.33:1
Edition:
Special ed.
ISBN:
9781604653984
Series Statement:
The Criterion collection : [BD] 559
Uniform Title:
The mikado
Content:
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. (Criterion)
Content:
* Newly remastered digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)* New video interviews with Topsy-Turvy director Mike Leigh (18 Min.) and Mikado scholars Josephine Lee and Ralph MacPhail Jr. (about the history of the Opera and the version of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 30 min.)* Short silent film promoting the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's 1926 stage performance of The Mikado* Deleted scene with Ko-Ko's "I've Got a Little List" song* Excerpts from 1939 radio broadcasts of the stage productions The Swing Mikado and The Hot Mikado* PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Note:
Ländercode: A
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Orig.: Großbritannien, 1939
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Newly remastered digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
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The booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien
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Short silent film promoting the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's 1926 stage performance of The mikado
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Engl. mit Untertiteln für Hörgeschädigte
Language:
English
Keywords:
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Sullivan, Arthur 〈1842-1900〉. The mikado
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Geschichte
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Interview
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Blu-Ray-Disc
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Interview
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Interview
Author information:
Gilbert, William S.
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