Joseph Papp

The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic musical comedy of mistaken identity, comes swashbuckling to the screen with all the laughs, songs and stars that made it a long-running Broadway smash! Kevin Kline reprises his Tony Award winning role along with Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose and Rex Smith in the story of a roguish pirate king and his adventurous young charge who explore the coastline in search of treasure and romance. Digitally remastered for optimum picture quality, it’s a fresh, funny and colorful extravaganza that’s the very model of a modern movie musical.

The Pirates Of Penzance. Frederick has fallen in love with sweet innocent Mabel. Yet his vocation is an impediment to their union. Perhaps the situation can be rectified by his old nurse, Ruth.

Part of the Broadway Theatre Archive, this production of the celebrated operetta penned by Gilbert and Sullivan was taped during a live performance at the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park. Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline star.

Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose and Rex Smith star in this musical comedy of mistaken identity with all the laughs and songs that made it a Broadway smash!

Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose and Rex Smith star in this musical comedy of mistaken identity with all the laughs and songs that made it a Broadway smash!

This adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comedic opera tells the story of Frederic, a young would-be boat captain accidentally apprenticed to pirates. After falling in love with the maiden Mabel, he attempts to leave his criminal life for good.