70
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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.
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Audiences 60GoodWatch 70
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most romances, −12 min on the typical 107
typical 10795Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Released
1982
June 1, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
RomanceComedyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Michael Geliot Director
- Rodney Greenberg Director
Writing · 1
- William S. Gilbert Writer, Songs
Production · 3
- George Walker Executive Producer
- Edward Simons Executive Producer
- Judith de Paul Producer
Sound · 2
- Arthur Sullivan Songs
- Alexander Faris Conductor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jenny Beavan Costume Design
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