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The Mikado is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Victor Schertzinger released in USA on 1 may 1939 with Kenny Baker

The Mikado (1939)

The Mikado
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Released in USA 1 may 1939
Length 1h30
Genres Comedy,    Musical,    Romance
Rating64% 3.200193.200193.200193.200193.20019

The Mikado is a 1939 British musical comedy film based on Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera of the same name. 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.

Actors

Kenny Baker

(Nanki-Poo)Martyn Green

(Ko-Ko)Leslie Phillips

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