The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance is a 1983 musical romantic comedy swashbuckler film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera of the same name. The story takes place in the 1870s and centers around the pirate apprentice, Frederic, who leaves a Penzance-based pirate band of tenderhearted orphans and soon falls in love with Mabel, the daughter of an incompetent Major-General. But it turns out that Frederic was born on Leap day and is still apprenticed to the pirate band until he reaches his 21st birthday in 1940. His alliances shift back and forth between the pirates and "respectable society" until the pirates' maid-of-all-work, Ruth, reveals a fact that saves the day.

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Release date:: 1983
Director:: Wilford Leach
Cast:: Tony Azito, Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose
Genre:: Musical, Romantic comedy, Swashbuckler, Pirate
Country:: United States, United Kingdom
Language:: English
Year page:: 1983 in adaptations