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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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Jun 10, 1993

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08/13/04
Carol Cling
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02/18/03
Cory Cheney
Cory Cheney
Urban Tulsa Weekly

A delight, beautifully sung by Kline, Ronstadt and Lansbury

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06/04/03
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

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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03/24/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Well made musical. Proof that Kline can do ANYTHING!

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11/11/04
Michael A. Smith
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07/24/03
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11/05/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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08/30/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Grand operatic fun with dashing Kline and wonderful supporting cast.

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10/14/05
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08/30/04
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