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VHS : The Gentlemen of TitipuIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Ron Haddrick, Ross Higgins, Katrina Comino, Anna Russell, Bunny Brooke directed by: Leif Gram  EAN: 5020214108663 Format: PAL Theatrical Release Date: 1972 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Everyone is fat!Let's put it this way. I can't say I vehemently disliked it because it was, in its own way, an acceptible introduction to Gilbert & Sullivan for children. This sort of programming is not uncommon for introductions to opera, operetta, and other classics, and I've certainly seen worse. Even as a self-proclaimed G&S purist, I am still not adverse to reasonable experimentation and adapation - as this film most certainly is! - but also (as a purist) I had to cringe at some of the truly drastic ... Read More Rating: - A Curious (70's Era) Animated OperettaWhat is the audience for a psychedelic kiddie cartoon version of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? Who the devil knows--but that didn't stop Air Programs International (API), the Australian animation studio, from making this hour-long movie. This was the same studio that created the beloved "Famous Classic Tales" series of animated TV specials shown in the US from 1970 through the early 1980s (e.g. A Christmas Carol, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, Tales of Washington Irving, and many others). Gentlemen ... Read More Rating: - Animated Operetta, with Anna Russell What is the audience for a psychedelic kiddie cartoon version of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta? Who the devil knows--but that didn't stop Air Programs International (API), the Australian animation studio, from making this hour-long movie. This was the same studio that created the beloved "Famous Classic Tales" series of animated TV specials shown in the US from 1970 through the early 1980s (e.g. A Christmas Carol, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, Tales of Washington Irving, and many others). Gentlemen ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: 
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