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H.M.S. Pinafore
1981 • 1h 27m • ★ 7.0 (1 votes) Released
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
Writer
William S. Gilbert
Writer
Arthur Sullivan
Rating
7.0
Runtime
87 min
Production
Stratford Festival
CBCTop Billed Cast
Gallery
Keywords
shipmusicalroyal navyadmiralstar crossed loverspolitical satireoperettaopera live performancemusical comedycomic opera