The Pirates of Penzance
1985, English. Directed by Norman Campbell & Brian Macdonald.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 21 June 1985
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- William S. Gilbert
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The Pirates of Penzance runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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The Pirates of Penzance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 June 1985. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pirates of Penzance?
The Pirates of Penzance (1985) was directed by Norman Campbell and Brian Macdonald and stars Jeff Hyslop, Brent Carver, Caralyn Tomlin.