H.M.S. Pinafore
1981, English. Directed by Paul Starkman.
Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. Filmed live from the 1980 Stratford Festival in Ontario.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- William S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan
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H.M.S. Pinafore runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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H.M.S. Pinafore (1981) was directed by Paul Starkman and stars Katherine Terrell, James MacLean, Michael Burgess.