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The Pirates of Penzance is a 1983 romantic musical comedy film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera of the same name. The film, starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, and Rex Smith, is an adaptation of the 1980 Joseph Papp production of Pirates. The original Broadway cast reprised their roles in the film, except that Lansbury replaced Estelle Parsons as Ruth. The minor roles used British actors miming to their Broadway counterparts. Choreography was by Graciela Daniele. It was produced by Papp and filmed at Shepperton Studios in London.

The Pirates of Penzance
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Wilford Leach
Screenplay by	Wilford Leach
Based on	The Pirates of Penzance by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Produced by	Joseph Papp Timothy Burrill Executive: Edward R. Pressman
Starring	Kevin Kline Angela Lansbury Linda Ronstadt George Rose Rex Smith
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Music by	Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (non-original music)
Production companies	St. Michael Finance Limited Timothy Burrill Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	February 18, 1983 (1983-02-18) (United States) August 1983 (1983-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time	112 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Box office	$694,497[2]

Plot

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. He has a strong "sense of duty" and vows to lead a blameless life and to exterminate the pirates. Ruth wants him to take her with him, but just then he meets some young maidens, the daughters of Major-General Stanley, and realizes that Ruth is "plain and old".

One of the maidens, Mabel, agrees to rescue him from his life of piracy by offering her love, and Frederic accepts. Soon, however, the pirates return and seize the young ladies, planning to marry them. Their father then arrives and lies to the pirates, telling them that he is an orphan. He knows that the pirates are orphans themselves and never attack another orphan; the pirates let him and his daughter go free.

Later, General Stanley wrestles with his conscience, having told a lie. Mabel and Frederic try to cheer him up, and Frederic has engaged the constabulary to help him defeat the pirates. The police arrive, but they turn out to be timid. Then the Pirate King and Ruth find Frederic alone. They have reviewed the fine print on his apprenticeship indenture and have discovered that he is still a pirate because he was born in a leap year on February 29, and he will not be out of his indentures to the pirates until his 21st birthday in 1940. Mabel agrees to wait for Frederic until then.

The Police return and, hearing the pirates approach, they hide. The pirates arrive and seize the still guilt-ridden Major-General. Mabel coaxes police to battle the pirates, but they are quickly defeated. However, the Sergeant of Police calls on the pirates to "yield in Queen Victoria's name". The pirates tearfully do so and release the Major-General, surrendering to the police. However, Ruth reveals that the pirates are all "noblemen who have gone wrong"; the Major-General pardons them and invites them to resume their parliamentary ranks and to marry his beautiful daughters. All ends happily.

Cast

Kevin Kline as The Pirate King
Angela Lansbury as Ruth
Linda Ronstadt as Mabel Stanley
George Rose as Major-General Stanley
Rex Smith as Frederic
Tony Azito as the Police Sergeant
David Hatton as Samuel
- Stephen Hanan as Samuel's singing voice
Louise Gold as Edith
- Alexandra Korey as Edith's singing voice
Teresa Codling as Kate
- Marcie Shaw as Kate's singing voice
Tilly Vosburgh as Isabel

Musical numbers

Overture
Pour, oh Pour the Pirate Sherry – Pirates and Samuel
When Frederic Was a Little Lad+ – Ruth
Oh Better Far to Live and Die++ – Pirate King
Oh False One, You Have Deceived Me – Frederic and Ruth
Climbing Over Rocky Mountain+ – Major General's Daughters
Stop, Ladies, Pray – Frederic and Daughters
Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast+ – Frederic and Daughters
Oh Sisters, Deaf to Pity's Name – Mabel and Daughters
Poor Wandering One++ – Mabel and Daughters
Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses – Frederic, Daughters and Pirates
Hold Monsters and I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General+ – Mabel, Major General and Chorus
Act I Finale – Company

Oh Dry the Glistening Tear* – Mabel and Daughters
When the Foeman Bares His Steel++ – Sergeant of Police
Now for the Pirate's Lair – Frederic, King and Ruth
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold+ – Ruth, King and Frederic
My Eyes are Fully Open (from Ruddigore) – Frederic, Ruth and King
Away, Away, My Heart's on Fire – King, with Frederic and Ruth
Stay, Frederic, Stay – Mabel and Frederic
Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine – Mabel and Frederic
Oh Here Is Love and Here Is Truth – Mabel and Frederic
No, I Am Brave+ and Sergeant, Approach+++ – Mabel, Police and Sergeant
When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment+ – Sergeant and Police
A Rollicking Band of Pirates, We – Sergeant, Pirates and Police
With Cat Like Tread++ – Pirates and Police
Sighing Softly to the River – Major-General and Men
Act II Finale++ – Company

Differences from the stage version: +Shortened; ++Extended; +++Originally dialogue.; Omitted: How Beautifully Blue the Sky

Release

Box office

Theater owners boycotted The Pirates of Penzance because Universal Pictures released it simultaneously to theaters and to subscription television services SelecTV and ONTV.[3]

The film opened theatrically in the United States on February 18, 1983 and earned $255,496 from 91 venues in its opening weekend, ranking fourteenth in the box office.[4] At the end of its run, the film grossed $694,497.[2] The film was a box office bomb.

Critical reception

Despite its commercial failure, the film received generally positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 81% score based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[5][6]

Home media

The film was released on VHS in 1984 and on DVD in 2010.[3]

References

"PIRATES OF PENZANCE (U)". British Board of Film Classification. July 20, 1983. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
"The Pirates of Penzance (1983)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
Shepherd, Marc (July 7, 2010). "Papp's Pirates". Gilbert and Sullivan Discography. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
"Weekend Box Office Results for February 18-20, 1983". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. February 21, 1983. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
"The Pirates of Penzance (1983)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
Maslin, Janet. "Review from NY Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

External links

The Pirates of Penzance at IMDb
The Pirates of Penzance at the TCM Movie Database
The Pirates of Penzance at Letterboxd
The Pirates of Penzance at Box Office Mojo
The Pirates of Penzance at Rotten Tomatoes
Review at Variety

v t e W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance
Films	The Pirate Movie (1982 film) The Pirates of Penzance (1983 film) Pirates of Penzance – The Ballet! (1991 ballet)
Music	"Major-General's Song"

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