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Release Date:
18 February 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
Broadway's smash hit is now the movie! morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Photo Flash: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players Debut A New Production of Ruddigore Inspired by Edward Gorey Illustrations (From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 October 2009, 3:45 PM, PDT)
Finborough Theatre Presents Little Fish October 27-November 21
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 27 October 2009, 1:30 AM, PDT)
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Gilbert and Sullivan still have a strong and legitimate appeal more (46 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Kevin Kline | ... | The Pirate King | |
| Angela Lansbury | ... | Ruth | |
| Linda Ronstadt | ... | Mabel | |
| George Rose | ... | Maj. Gen. Stanley | |
| Rex Smith | ... | Frederic | |
| Tony Azito | ... | Sergeant | |
| David Hatton | ... | Samuel | |
| Louise Gold | ... | Edith | |
| Teresa Codling | ... | Kate | |
| Zoot Money | ... | Pirate (as G.B. Zoot Money) | |
| Tilly Vosburgh | ... | Daughter | |
| Peppi Borza | ... | Policeman | |
| Preston Lockwood | ... | Orchestra conductor | |
| Romolo Bruni | ... | Pinafore captain | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mohamed Aazzi | ... | Pirate | |
| Anthony Arundell | ... | Pirate | |
| John Asquith | ... | Pirate | |
| Tim Bentinck | ... | Pirate | |
| John Bett | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Lennie Byrne | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Jo Cameron Brown | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Nicolas Chagrin | ... | Policeman | |
| Frankie Cull | ... | Policeman | |
| Ross Davidson | ... | Pirate | |
| Zulema Dene | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Marta Eitler | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Carole Forbes | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Mike Grady | ... | Pirate | |
| David Hampshire | ... | Policeman | |
| Stephen Hanan | ... | Samuel (voice) | |
| Leni Harper | ... | Daughter | |
| Phillip Harrison | ... | Policeman | |
| Jack Honeyborne | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Simon Howe | ... | Pirate | |
| Alix Korey | ... | Edith (singing) (voice) (as Alexandra Korey) | |
| Maurice Lane | ... | Policeman | |
| Carol MacReady | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Jerry Manley | ... | Policeman | |
| Brian Markham | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Neil McCaul | ... | Policeman | |
| Clare McIntyre | ... | Daughter | |
| Tony Millan | ... | Pirate | |
| Valerie Minifie | ... | Pinafore Company | |
| Rhys Nelson | ... | Policeman | |
| Garry Noakes | ... | Policeman | |
| Louise Papillon | ... | Daughter | |
| Andrew Paul | ... | Pirate | |
| Chris Power | ... | Policeman | |
| Ken Leigh Rogers | ... | Pirate | |
| Mohamed Serhani | ... | Pirate | |
| Marcie Shaw | ... | Kate (voice) | |
| Linda Spurrier | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Ursula Stedman | ... | Pinafore company | |
| Mike Walling | ... | Pirate | |
| Kenny Warwick | ... | Policeman | |
| Nancy Wood | ... | Daughter | |
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Linda Ronstadt was nominated for the 1981 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Musical for "Pirates of Penzance" and recreated her role in the film based on this production. moreGoofs:
Continuity: As the Sergeant does a backbend while Mabel sings to him, the position of his hand on his chest keeps changing between shots (as opposed to the actual movement prescribed by the choreography). moreQuotes:
Pirate King: Do you mean that in order to save his contemptible life, he dared to impress upon our credulous simplicity? moreFAQ
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History records that Gilbert and Sullivan were personally often at odds when producing their great comic operettas - no doubt that, if they are still monitoring this, they are surprised to find both their humour and their music - despite its limitations in both time and location - still has a great appeal to audiences throughout much of the world. The music of course is timeless, but music too evolves and many people today have no appreciation of the types of lyrics which G & S exploited so shamelessly. Perhaps the remarkable thing is the wide and continuing appeal of so many of their works. This film is a movie version of a 100th anniversary Broadway stage production of this operetta in New York. A review of previous comments show, not unexpectedly, that it has been adored by numerous G. & S. fans; but that its appeal to those who are not in this category is much more limited. They also make it clear that this is a very fine production; and it would be a serious omission if I did not re-emphasise it is almost a classical example of the way in which a major stage production should be presented on film, both to retain the best of the original production and to as fully as possible exploit the more fluid form of presentation that is possible on the screen.
To your reviewer who reports fears about wearing out her taped version, I would recommend doing what I have done and converting this to a VCD disk that she can play, almost for ever, on her DVD player. It is, I believe, a great film; and my wife and I have also viewed it repeatedly whenever we have been a little "blue", we never fail to feel cheered up afterwards. However we recognise that most members of the contemporary generation would not respond in this way, and that our appreciation will not even be understood by them. We remain thankful that minority tastes can still be satisfied without infringing on the perogatives of the majority, and that in the process of doing so the film will be seen by many who initially have little sympathy with the production, but who find that - as with so many of us in the older generation - they have come to appreciate both its music and its humour.