The Mikado

1939 film by Victor Schertzinger
Movie film Q7751395
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Summary

The Mikado is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mikado's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Mikado was directed by Victor Schertzinger[4].
  • W. S. Gilbert wrote the screenplay for The Mikado[5].
  • The Mikado's composer is recorded as Arthur Sullivan[6].
  • The Mikado's genre is musical film[7].
  • The Mikado's genre is romance film[8].
  • The Mikado's genre is comedy film[9].
  • The Mikado's based on is recorded as The Mikado[10].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was Kenny Baker[11].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was Martyn Green[12].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was Sydney Granville[13].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was Gregory Stroud[14].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was John Barclay[15].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was Jean Colin[16].
  • A cast member of The Mikado was Elizabeth Nickell-Lean[17].
  • The Mikado was produced by Geoffrey Toye[18].
  • The Mikado's director of photography is recorded as William V. Skall[19].
  • The Mikado's director of photography is recorded as Bernard Knowles[20].
  • The original language of The Mikado was English[21].
  • The Mikado's Commons category is recorded as The Mikado (1939 film)[22].
  • The Mikado was distributed by video on demand[23].
  • The Mikado's color is recorded as color[24].
  • The Mikado's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • The Mikado was released on January 1, 1939[26].
  • The Mikado's distributed by is recorded as General Film Distributors[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Mikado was produced by Geoffrey Toye[18]. It was directed by Victor Schertzinger[4]. W. S. Gilbert wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Kenny Baker[11], Martyn Green[12], Sydney Granville[13], Gregory Stroud[14], John Barclay[15], and Jean Colin[16].

Publication

The Mikado was released on January 1, 1939[26]. The original language of it was English[21]. Genres include musical film[7], romance film[8], and comedy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[23].

Why It Matters

The Mikado ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 81620
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 81620, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Mikado
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 96545
    Producer → Geoffrey Toye
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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