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H.M.S. Pinafore

Film

H.M.S. Pinafore

7.0

1h 27m

1981

Synopsis

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.

Director

Paul Starkman

RomanceComedyTV Movie

shipmusicalroyal navyadmiralstar crossed loverspolitical satireoperettaopera live performancemusical comedycomic opera

Cast & Crew

Katherine Terrell

as Josephine Corcoran

James MacLean

as Ralph Rackstraw

Michael Burgess

as Captain Corcoran

Patricia Kern

as Little Buttercup

Eric Donkin

as Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.

Avo Kittask

as Dick Deadeye

Paul Massel

as Bill Bobstay

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