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The Pirates of Penzance

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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.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$694.5K
Language
English
  • cornwall, england
  • victorian england
  • pirate
  • based on opera
  • 19th century
  • inspirational
  • comic opera

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalG18 Feb 1983
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1 Aug 1983
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical718 Feb 1983

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The Pirates of Penzance was released on 18 February 1983.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/8/2023

    6/10

    We start off as a band of pirates approach the town, and the citizens all rush to seek shelter in buildings that are clearly made of canvas and greasepaint... I found that to be quite an useful introduction to this film version of Gilbert and Sullivan's 1870s operetta; it made it clear that this was going to be a stage version on film, rather than any attempt to recreate the story for the cinema. Expectations suitabl…

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