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The Pirates of Penzance was an immediate hit and takes its place today as one of the most popular and enduring works of musical theatre. In The Pirates of Penzance, Frederic was as a child apprenticed to a band of tenderhearted, orphaned pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had mistaken her master's instructions to apprentice the boy to a pilot. The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. The Pirates of Penzance Public Theater Version (1980) A hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted young lovers and an eccentric Major-General.

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The Pirates of Penzance
Directed by	Wilford Leach
Produced by	Timothy Burrill Executive:
Screenplay by	Wilford Leach
Based on	The Pirates of Penzance by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert
Starring
Music by	Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (non-original music)
Cinematography	Douglas Slocombe
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
St. Michael Finance Limited Timothy Burrill Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
February 18, 1983 (United States) August 1983 (United Kingdom)
112 minutes^[1]
Country	United Kingdom United States
Box office	$694,497^[2]

The Pirates of Penzance is a 1983 British-American romanticmusicalcomedy film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 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.

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Plot[edit]

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. Ruth wants him to take her with him, but he soon meets some young maidens, the daughters of Major-General Stanley, and realizes that Ruth is 'plain and old.' Frederic quickly falls in love with one of them, Mabel. He has a strong 'sense of duty' and has vowed to lead a blameless life and to exterminate the pirates. Soon, however, the pirates return and seize the young ladies. Their father then arrives and lies to the pirates, telling them that he is an orphan. He knows that they are orphans themselves and never attack another orphan.

After the pirates leave, 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 leap year on February 29, and he will not be out of his indentures to the pirates until his 21st birthday. 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. The police are coaxed to battle the pirates, but they are 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,' and the Major-General pardons them and invites them to marry his daughters, as all ends happily.

Cast[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Box office[edit]

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^'PIRATES OF PENZANCE (U)'. British Board of Film Classification. July 20, 1983. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^ ^a^b'The Pirates of Penzance (1983)'. Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^ ^a^bShepherd, Marc. 'Papp's Pirates', the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, July 7, 2010, accessed January 31, 2015
^'Weekend Box Office Results for February 18-20, 1983'. Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. February 21, 1983. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^'The Pirates of Penzance (1983)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^Review from NY Times Review

External links[edit]

The Pirates of Penzance on IMDb
The Pirates of Penzance at Box Office Mojo
The Pirates of Penzance at Rotten Tomatoes

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