The Sorcerer

GPTKB entity

Statements (254)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical
gptkb:opera
gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dame_Joan_Sutherland
gptkb:hospital
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkb:sports_event
gptkb:Dungeons_&_Dragons_(film)_2000
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(film)
gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(musical_adaptation)
Various revivals
adapted into various stage productions.
gptkbp:aspect_ratio 2.35:1
gptkbp:associated_act 2
two
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sullivan
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:David_di_Donatello_Award
gptkb:Olivier_Award_for_Best_Musical_Revival
Golden Globe nomination
BAFTA nomination
Cannes Film Festival nomination
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:The_Wages_of_Fear
gptkb:The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice
gptkbp:box_office $2.5 million
$9.5 million
gptkbp:budget $22 million
$12 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
gptkbp:character gptkb:town
gptkb:Constance
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:John_Wellington_Wells
gptkb:Lady_Sangazure
gptkb:Sir_Marmaduke
gptkb:The_Village_People
gptkb:The_Sorceress
Alexis
young lovers
The Notary
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:Anthony_Powell
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:John_D'_Auban
gptkb:David_Bintley
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Conrad_Hall
gptkb:Dick_Bush
gptkbp:color gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Paul_Dukas
gptkb:Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:San_Francisco_Symphony
gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:BBC_Concert_Orchestra
gptkbp:country gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
gptkbp:critical_reception Generally positive
generally positive
mixed reviews
mixed reviews at premiere
gptkbp:cultural_impact cult following
featured in documentaries
celebrated in festivals
performed in various countries
inspired parodies
adapted into various formats
influenced modern musicals
studied in musicology
inspired theatrical adaptations
influenced comedic styles
influenced modern musical theatre
included in educational curricula
Influenced later musicals
performed by amateur groups
gptkbp:cultural_significance part of the Savoy operas.
part of the Gilbert and Sullivan canon
gptkbp:design gptkb:Terry_Parsons
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:20th_century
21st century
gptkbp:director gptkb:William_Friedkin
gptkb:Peter_Hall
gptkb:John_Boorman
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Mackerras
gptkb:Jonathan_Miller
gptkb:David_Mc_Vicar
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:duration approximately 10 minutes
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Anthony_Gibbs
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Gerald_B._Greenberg
gptkbp:famous_person gptkb:John_Wellington_Wells
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Anthony_Gibbs
121 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Gaiety_Theatre,_London
1897
November 1, 1877
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_Mikado
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
gptkb:amusement_park
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:poet
gptkb:film
comic opera
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the Gilbert and Sullivan canon
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sorcerer
gptkbp:influence later works of Gilbert and Sullivan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:theatre
action films
Modern musical theatre
subsequent operettas.
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:award
gptkb:The_Wages_of_Fear
gptkb:American_cinema
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
gptkb:musical_group
French cinema
European cinema
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Heart_of_Darkness
gptkb:The_Wages_of_Fear
gptkb:The_Treasure_of_the_Sierra_Madre
gptkb:Apocalypse_Now
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:fairy_tale
Victorian society
inspired other operas
operatic traditions
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkb:DJ
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:isbn 123-4567890123
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Constance
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:John_Wellington_Wells
Alexis
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Tangerine_Dream
gptkbp:music_style Victorian operetta
gptkbp:narrative_style non-linear
gptkbp:notable_appearance the final scene
the explosion scene
bridge scene
the river crossing scene
the truck scene
explosion scene
truck scene
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Richard_Bonynge
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Festival
gptkbp:notable_performance performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:The_Savoy_Company
gptkb:2007_revival_at_the_New_York_Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Players
gptkb:The_Gilbert_&_Sullivan_Society
gptkb:Opera_Australia
gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
gptkb:New_York_Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Players
gptkb:D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
2007 revival at the Savoy Theatre
2011 revival at the Charing Cross Theatre
2019 revival at the Union Theatre
2011 production by the D' Oyly Carte Opera Company
2019 production by the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
1982 production at the Old Vic
2007 production at the Chichester Festival Theatre
2013 production at the Savoy Theatre
2019 production at the Union Theatre
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(1990_recording)
gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(2005_recording)
gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(2011_recording)
gptkb:1950_recording_by_the_D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(1993_recording)
Original cast recording
multiple cast recordings exist.
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:The_Sorcerer's_Song
gptkb:I_Am_the_Very_Model_of_a_Modern_Major-General
When the Night Wind Howls
The Sorcerer’s Song
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:Gordon_Langford
gptkbp:performance gptkb:2011
approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
Various countries
gptkbp:plot Four men transport a dangerous cargo of nitroglycerin.
A sorcerer uses magic to help a young couple.
Love triumphs in the end.
Magic leads to comedic misunderstandings.
The sorcerer's potion causes chaos.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Trial_by_Jury
gptkbp:premiere_date 1877-11-01
gptkbp:premiered_on 1877
November 1, 1877
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkb:Les_Films_du_Losange
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:2021
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:XYZ_Publishing
Durand
gptkbp:release_date October 1977
October 17, 1977
gptkbp:release_format theatrical
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1977
gptkb:1980
gptkbp:remake The Wages of Fear (1953)
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:1980
gptkb:2005
gptkb:2011
gptkb:2011_revival_at_the_New_York_Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Players
gptkbp:runtime 121 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Walther_Negrin
gptkb:John_Boorman
Gerard Brach
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Monarch
a village in England
A village in England
a small English village
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Ramon_Bieri
gptkb:Francisco_Rabal
gptkb:Bruno_Cremer
gptkb:Roy_Scheider
gptkbp:style Victorian operetta
gptkbp:successor gptkb:H._M._S._Pinafore
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:theme gptkb:class
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:superhero
love
love and magic
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:greed
gptkb:survival
redemption
desperation
love and magic
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan