H.M.S. Pinafore

Name: H.M.S. Pinafore
Genre: Romance, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 1981-01-01
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Katherine Terrell, James MacLean, Michael Burgess, Patricia Kern, Eric Donkin

1981Movie1 h 27 min

Comedy Romance

GreatGoodWatch score

7.7

GreatGoodWatch score

7.7

Summary

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.

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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 77GoodWatch 76
IMDb7.7
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 romances, −20 min on the typical 107
typical 10787
Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Released
1981
January 1, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
RomanceComedyTV Movie
Language
English
Original language
Made in
Canada
Directing · 3
Paul Starkman Director
Rick Thompson Stage Director
Leon Major Stage Director
Writing · 2
William S. Gilbert Writer, Original Music Composer
Arthur Sullivan Writer, Original Music Composer
Sound · 1
Berthold Carriere Conductor
Other crew · 1
Judith Marcuse Choreographer