The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 2
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Release Date: Feb 18, 1983 Wide
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Joseph Papp's notion of staging one of Gilbert and Sullivan's best-loved operettas with two pop singers (Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith) in the leads paid off as a surprise Broadway smash in the early 1980s, and this film faithfully reproduces Papp's production, featuring most of the original cast and the original director. Frederic (Smith) has been taught since childhood to be a sea-going bandit by the Pirate King (Kevin Kline), but with his 21st birthday imminent, Frederic wants to leave
Feb 18, 1983 Wide
Dec 30, 2003
Universal Studios
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Cast
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Kevin Kline
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Angela Lansbury
Ruth -
Linda Ronstadt
Mabel -
George Rose
Maj.-Gen. Stanley -
Rex Smith
Frederic -
Tony Azito
Sergeant -
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Peppi Borza
Policeman -
Romolo Bruni
Captain -
Louise Gold
Edith -
David Hatton
Samuel -
Preston Lockwood
Conductor -
G.B. "Zoot" Money
Pirate -
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Tilly Vosburgh
Daughter -
Nancy Wood
Other Daughter -
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Mike Grady
Pirate -
Clare McIntyre
Daughter -
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Tim Bentinck
Pirate -
Teresa Codling
Kate -
Maurice Lane
Policeman -
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All Critics (14) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)
Delightful. Director Wilford Leach...utilizes fabulous, highly-stylized soundstage sets, a bold color palette (which absolutely pops on the new DVD) and a decidedly campy approach.
Grand operatic fun with dashing Kline and wonderful supporting cast.
Leach seems utterly mired in the staginess of it all -- a problem exacerbated by his insistence on presenting the film with patently unreal stage settings.
Well made musical. Proof that Kline can do ANYTHING!
A delight, beautifully sung by Kline, Ronstadt and Lansbury
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