Movie: The Pirates of Penzance

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jeff Hyslop
Jeff Hyslop

Frederic

Brent Carver
Brent Carver

The Pirate King

Caralyn Tomlin
Caralyn Tomlin

Mabel

Douglas Chamberlain
Douglas Chamberlain

Maj. Gen. Stanley

Pat Galloway
Pat Galloway

Ruth

Jim White
Jim White

Samuel

Stephen Beamish
Stephen Beamish

Sergeant of Police

Karen Skidmore
Karen Skidmore

Kate

Karen Wood
Karen Wood

Edith

Alison Grant
Alison Grant

Isabel

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1985-06-21

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    8

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