H.M.S. Pinafore

H.M.S. Pinafore
1981
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 87 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
RomanceComedyTV Movie
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.

Cast

Katherine Terrell
Katherine Terrell
Josephine Corcoran
James MacLean
James MacLean
Ralph Rackstraw
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
Captain Corcoran
Patricia Kern
Patricia Kern
Little Buttercup
Eric Donkin
Eric Donkin
Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.
Avo Kittask
Avo Kittask
Dick Deadeye

Crew

Director
Paul Starkman
Writer
William S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan

Production

Stratford Festival, CBC

Keywords

shipmusicalroyal navyadmiralstar crossed loverspolitical satireoperettaopera live performancemusical comedycomic opera