The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. Filmed live from Central Park prior to the production's transition to Broadway.
- Released
- 1980-06-01
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Adventure, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joshua White
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Kevin Kline as The Pirate King
- Linda Ronstadt as Mabel Stanley
- Rex Smith as Frederic
- Patricia Routledge as Ruth
- Tony Azito as The Sergeant
- George Rose as Major-General Stanley
- G. Eugene Moose as Samuel, the Pirate King's Lieutenant
- Alice Playten as Edith Stanley
- Marcie Shaw as Kate Stanley
- Wendy Wolfe as Isabel Stanley
- Alix Korey as Soloist - Daughter
- Robin Boudreau as Daughter