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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:operetta
gptkb:original_score
gptkb:opera
gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(film)
gptkb:The_Sorcerer_(musical_adaptation)
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gptkbp:adaptations
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Various revivals
adapted into various stage productions.
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gptkbp:aspect_ratio
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2.35:1
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gptkbp:author
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gptkb:Sullivan
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gptkbp:available_on
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:streaming_platforms
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
Cannes Film Festival nomination
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gptkbp:based_on
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gptkb:The_Wages_of_Fear
gptkb:The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice
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gptkbp:box_office
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$2.5 million
$9.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$22 million
$12 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Constance
gptkb:John_Wellington_Wells
gptkb:Lady_Sangazure
gptkb:Sir_Marmaduke
gptkb:The_Village_People
gptkb:The_Sorceress
Alexis
The Notary
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gptkbp:character_type
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gptkb:village
gptkb:comic_book
gptkb:Sorcerer
young lovers
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gptkbp:choreography
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gptkb:John_D'_Auban
gptkb:David_Bintley
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Dick_Bush
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:Conrad_Hall
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Technicolor
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Paul_Dukas
gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
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gptkbp:costume_design
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gptkb:Anthony_Powell
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:created_by
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gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkb:Arthur_Sullivan
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Generally positive
generally positive
mixed reviews
mixed reviews at premiere
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gptkbp:cult_status
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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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
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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part of the Savoy operas.
part of the Gilbert and Sullivan canon
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Terry_Parsons
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:William_Friedkin
gptkb:Peter_Hall
gptkb:John_Boorman
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Mackerras
gptkb:Jonathan_Miller
gptkb:David_Mc_Vicar
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 10 minutes
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Anthony_Gibbs
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Gerald_B._Greenberg
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gptkbp:famous_event
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gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Festival
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gptkbp:famous_person
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gptkb:John_Wellington_Wells
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Anthony_Gibbs
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:New_York_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:film_length
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121 minutes
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Gaiety_Theatre,_London
1897
November 1, 1877
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gptkbp:follows
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gptkb:The_Mikado
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:symphony
gptkb:musical_comedy
gptkb:drama
gptkb:adventure
gptkb:fantasy
gptkb:thriller
comic opera
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the Gilbert and Sullivan canon
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Sorcerer
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gptkbp:influence
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later works of Gilbert and Sullivan
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:musical_theatre
action films
Modern musical theatre
subsequent operettas.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:The_Wages_of_Fear
gptkb:American_cinema
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkb:The_Magic_Flute
gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
French cinema
European cinema
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Heart_of_Darkness
gptkb:The_Wages_of_Fear
gptkb:The_Treasure_of_the_Sierra_Madre
gptkb:Apocalypse_Now
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:fairy_tales
Victorian society
inspired other operas
operatic traditions
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice
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gptkbp:isbn
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123-4567890123
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
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gptkbp:lyricist
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gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Constance
gptkb:John_Wellington_Wells
gptkb:Sorcerer
Alexis
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Tangerine_Dream
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gptkbp:music_composer
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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:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:BBC_Concert_Orchestra
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gptkbp:music_style
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Victorian operetta
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gptkbp:narrative
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non-linear
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:David_di_Donatello_Award
gptkb:Olivier_Award_for_Best_Musical_Revival
gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
Golden Globe nomination
BAFTA nomination
Cannes Film Festival nomination
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gptkbp:notable_cast
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gptkb:D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
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gptkbp:notable_conductors
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gptkb:Richard_Bonynge
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:The_Savoy_Company
gptkb:2007_revival_at_the_New_York_Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Players
gptkb:The_Gilbert_&_Sullivan_Society
gptkb:Opera_Australia
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
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gptkbp:notable_scene
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the final scene
the explosion scene
bridge scene
the river crossing scene
the truck scene
explosion scene
truck scene
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gptkbp:notable_song
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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
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gptkbp:number_of_acts
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2
two
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gptkbp:orchestration
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gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:Gordon_Langford
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gptkbp:original_language
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English
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gptkbp:performance
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gptkb:2011
approximately 2 hours
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:D'_Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
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gptkbp:performed_in
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Various countries
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gptkbp:plot
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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.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Trial_by_Jury
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1877-11-01
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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1877
November 1, 1877
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkb:Universal_Pictures
gptkb:Les_Films_du_Losange
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gptkbp:published_year
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gptkb:2021
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:XYZ_Publishing
Durand
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gptkbp:recordings
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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.
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gptkbp:release_date
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October 1977
October 17, 1977
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gptkbp:release_format
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theatrical
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1977
gptkb:1980
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gptkbp:remake
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The Wages of Fear (1953)
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gptkbp:revival
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gptkb:1980
gptkb:2005
gptkb:2011
gptkb:2011_revival_at_the_New_York_Gilbert_and_Sullivan_Players
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gptkbp:revived_in
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gptkb:20th_century
21st century
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gptkbp:runtime
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121 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Walther_Negrin
gptkb:John_Boorman
Gerard Brach
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:fantasy_world
a village in England
A village in England
a small English village
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Ramon_Bieri
gptkb:Francisco_Rabal
gptkb:Bruno_Cremer
gptkb:Roy_Scheider
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gptkbp:style
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Victorian operetta
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:H._M._S._Pinafore
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gptkbp:theater
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gptkb:Savoy_Theatre
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:magic
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:magic
gptkb:power
gptkb:social_class
love
love and magic
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:greed
gptkb:survival
redemption
desperation
love and magic
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:W._S._Gilbert
gptkb:Gilbert_and_Sullivan
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bernstein
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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