The Pirates of Penzance

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 18, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

Universal Pictures

Cast

Kevin Kline,Angela Lansbury,Linda Ronstadt,George Rose,Rex Smith,Tony Azito,David Hatton,Tim Bentinck,Mike Grady,Andrew Pauland 8 more

Director

Wilford Leach

Writer

Wilford Leach,William S. Gilbert

Producer

Joseph Papp,Edward R. Pressman

Cinematography

Douglas Slocombe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$694,497

IMDb

tt0086112