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Portrait of William S. Gilbert

Writing

William S. Gilbert

Titles
52movies
Career

Active from 1926 to 2025, with a break from 1940 to 1966, busiest in 1982 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 6.0Style
William S. Gilbert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.2
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.6
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.3
  • Scare
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gilbert & Sullivan 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Musical Theatre 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
TypeAllMovies11
RoleAnyWriting50Sound11
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1920s11970s11980s51990s22010s12020s1
GenreAnyMusic9Comedy5Romance2TV Movie2Adventure1Drama1History1Documentary1Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

1 title
Poster for The Pirates of Penzance

Writer, Original Music Composer

2010s

1 title
Poster for The Mikado

Writer, Music

1990s

2 titles · average score 81
GoodWatch81
Poster for Topsy-Turvy

Songs, Lyricist

1980s

5 titles · average score 70
Poster for Princess Ida

Writer, Songs

Poster for Ruddigore

Writer, Songs

1970s

1 title

1920s

1 title
Poster for The Mikado

Music, Writer