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The Pirates of Penzance (1980)
Directed by Joshua White
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. Filmed live from Central Park prior to the production’s transition to Broadway.
Rated NR | Length 123 minutes
Actors
Kevin Kline | Linda Ronstadt | Rex Smith | Patricia Routledge | Tony Azito | George Rose | G. Eugene Moose | Alice Playten | Marcie Shaw | Wendy Wolfe | Alix Korey | Robin Boudreau | Maria Guida | Nancy Heikin | Bonnie Simmons | Dean Badolato | Mark Beudert | Brian Bullard | Walter Caldwell | Keith David | Tim Flavin | Joseph Neal | Walter Niehenke | Joe Pichette | Barry Tarallo | Lara Teeter | Michael Edwin Willson | Audrey Lavine | Dennis Warning