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The Gondoliers

1982 · 116 min

A buoyant, tuneful stage experience full of wit and charm, best enjoyed with attention to the wordplay and melodies.

Overview
A couple of happy-go-lucky Venetian gondoliers discover that one of them is heir to the throne of a distant kingdom.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • class
  • loyalty
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Peter Wood, Dave Heather
Written by
William S. Gilbert
Starring
Keith Michell, Eric Shilling, Tom McDonnell, Francis Egerton, Anne Collins, Fiona Kimm, Christopher Booth-Jones, Peter Savidge
Music
Arthur Sullivan
Runtime
116 min
Languages
English

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