Grand operatic fun with dashing Kline and wonderful supporting cast.
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
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Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 9
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: On his 21st birthday, Frederic parts company with the pirates who raised him after his parents were killed, and pledges to go straight. He soon falls for Mabel, one of the Major-General's eight... On his 21st birthday, Frederic parts company with the pirates who raised him after his parents were killed, and pledges to go straight. He soon falls for Mabel, one of the Major-General's eight daughters, but the Pirate King has a plot to keep Frederic in his band of rogues forever. [More]
Starring: Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt
Starring: Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt
Director: Wilford Leach
Director: Wilford Leach
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Reviews for The Pirates of Penzance
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.
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