The Pirates of Penzance

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The Pirates of Penzance (1985)

Directed by Norman Campbell, Brian Macdonald

Comedy, Family, Music · 2h 04m

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 the 1985 Stratford Festival in Ontario.

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Cast

Jeff Hyslop Frederic Brent Carver The Pirate King
C
Caralyn Tomlin Mabel
D
Douglas Chamberlain Maj. Gen. Stanley
P
Pat Galloway Ruth
J
Jim White Samuel
S
Stephen Beamish Sergeant of Police
K
Karen Skidmore Kate
K
Karen Wood Edith
A
Alison Grant Isabel Wendy Abbott Blue Stocking

Crew

Director
Norman Campbell, Brian Macdonald
Writer
William S. Gilbert

Details

Release date
1985-06-21
Runtime
2h 04m
Genres
Comedy, Family, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Production
CBC, Stratford Festival