Movies like The Great Gilbert and Sullivan

20 movies like The Great Gilbert and Sullivan, ordered by similarity : McKellen: Playing the Part(2017), Till the Clouds Roll By(1946), The Last Impresario(2013), Finding Neverland(2004), Final Portrait(2017), Prince of Players(1955), Farinelli: Il Castrato(1994), Amadeus(1984), Stan & Ollie(2018), I'll See You in My Dreams(1951), Star!(1968), The Great Caruso(1951) ...

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The Great Gilbert and Sullivan

The seafaring adventures of French privateer Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo during the Franco-Spanish-English war of the 17th century.

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McKellen: Playing the Part

Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen.

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Till the Clouds Roll By

Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).

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The Last Impresario

The most famous person you have never heard of

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Finding Neverland

The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

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Final Portrait

The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

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Prince of Players

A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President ... See full summary »

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Farinelli: Il Castrato

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.

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Amadeus

The life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was insanely jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.

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Stan & Ollie

Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.

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I'll See You in My Dreams

Songwriter Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) and his wife (Doris Day) have problems as he pens hit tunes like "It Had to Be You."

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Star!

A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.

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The Great Caruso

This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso... See full summary »

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The Great Victor Herbert

A fictionalized version of famous opera composer Victor Herbert where he witnesses the romance, stardom, parenthood, and troubled experiences of his star singers.

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Deep in My Heart

Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.

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Lady With Red Hair

A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. She's determined to return to her hometown in a ... See full summary »

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Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.

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Edvard Munch

The tormented Norwegian artist (Geir Westby), famous for "The Cry," struggles for recognition in the late 19th century.

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Mesmer

A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."

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Prick Up Your Ears

Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.

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American Splendor

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

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