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The Pirate Movie

Name: The Pirate Movie
Director: Ken Annakin
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Comedy
Released: 1982
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr, Maggie Kirkpatrick

Left behind by her friends on a boat trip, contemporary teen Mabel takes pursuit but is knocked unconscious on an island, where she has a dream involving pirates, sisters, a modern major-general, romance, and adventure.

1982 · Directed by Ken Annakin · 104 min · Romance · Adventure · Comedy · 12 frames

Tagline

Buckle Your Swash and Jolly Your Roger for the Funniest Rock 'N Rollickin' Adventure Ever!

Crew

Written by: Trevor Farrant
Produced by: David Joseph

Cast

Kristy McNichol as Mabel Stanley
Christopher Atkins as Frederic / Fencing Instructor
Ted Hamilton as Pirate King
Bill Kerr as Major-General Stanley / Ice Cream Man
Maggie Kirkpatrick as Ruth
Garry McDonald as Sergeant / Inspector
Chuck McKinney as Samuel
Marc Colombani as Dwarf Pirate
Linda Nagle as Aphrodite
Kate Ferguson as Edith

Production

Country: Australia
Language: English
Studios: Joseph Hamilton International Productions
Budget: $5,900,000
Box office: $8,996,086
Themes: fencing, musical, satire, parody, pirate, based on opera, interclass romance, dream, comic opera

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