The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
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Directors
Wilford Leach
Cast
Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith, Tony Azito
The story
In the 1850s, young Frederic was sent in the care of his nursemaid, Ruth, to be apprenticed to a pilot. But she misunderstood her instructions, being hard of hearing, and apprenticed him instead to the Pirate King. Now turning 21 years old, his service is finished, so he decides to leave the Pirates of Penzance.
Genres
Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film, pirate film, romantic comedy, swashbuckler film
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