The Pirates of Penzance
– In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. S..
In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Penzance with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him! It all ends happily, but not before he's dodged the Old Bill, fallen in love and made some rather inconvenient discoveries.
18 Feb 1983
English
All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.
Wilford Leach
W.S. Gilbert (operetta), Wilford Leach (screenplay)
Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose
This movie is an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta of the same name, with parts of other of their operettas stirred in. Frederic has fallen in love with sweet innocent Mabel. Yet his vocation is an impediment to their union. Perhaps the situation can be rectified by his old nurse, Ruth, who made a dreadful blunder years before. A highlight is the song/dance A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One.
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.
Universal Studios