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The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

1985•2h 4m•6.0/10
ComedyFamilyMusic

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6.0/10(1)

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. Filmed live from the 1985 Stratford Festival in Ontario.

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Production

CBC, Stratford Festival

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jeff Hyslop

Jeff Hyslop

Frederic

Brent Carver

Brent Carver

The Pirate King

Caralyn Tomlin

Mabel

Douglas Chamberlain

Maj. Gen. Stanley

Pat Galloway

Ruth

Jim White

Samuel

Stephen Beamish

Sergeant of Police

Karen Skidmore

Kate

Karen Wood

Edith

Alison Grant

Isabel

Wendy Abbott

Wendy Abbott

Blue Stocking

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