Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Kline, Ronstadt, Smith, Routledge, Delacorte Theater (1980)

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Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Kline, Ronstadt, Smith, Routledge, Delacorte Theater (Broadway Theatre Archive)
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Directed by	Joshua White (II) and Wilford Leach
Cast	Kevin Kline, George Rose, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, Patricia Routledge and Alice Playten
Theatrical Release	November 30, 1979
DVD Release	October 22, 2002
Running Time	120 minutes
MPAA Rating	NR (Not Rated)
UPC Code	032031264298
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Average user review:

(93 reviews)

I wanted the movie

My mistake. This is good, but I liked the movie better than this filmed stage play. I hope the movie comes to DVD soon. August 24, 2008

Looks like it was made by an amature film company

This is the worst DVD I have ever seen. I love the VHS version and I have been waiting for the Pirates of Penzance with Kevin Kline to come out on DVD for years. I had a lazer disc of it years ago and loved it. The picture on this DVD is so bad it is unviewable. It is blurry and was obviously done on a home camera. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS. The audio is poor also so it cannot even be used as a CD. June 23, 2008

Delacorte Theater version - Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance

I was hoping to get the version with Angela Lansbery but it appears this version is not available in DVD. Please let me know when it is available as i would like to purchase it. June 23, 2008

Good, but the film version released in America is better

I do enjoy Patricia Rutledge, from ages of watching her perform in BBC Keeping Up Appearances as a social climbing civil servants wife. Her skill as a singing actress is every bit as delightful as her portrayal of Hyacinth in that series. As a staged version this is excellent. However, I do remember the film version which was released with Angela Lansbury playing the part of the nurse. Obviously there is more you can do with a filmed version than you can with a staged version. Kevin Kline's antics in the film version of "I Am a Pirate King" allowed for much more than you can do on stage, and Tony Azevedo as the policeman with his Keystone Cops gang were highlighted with the camera angles and staging. Saying this, it must be remembered that any performance of Pirate's will by nature be performed on a stage, and this is an excellent reference for what is possible on stage. May 29, 2008

ratings for 1st purchase

Dear Amazon, I have already purchased thgrice from you that too a bulk ordrer but sadly the first purchase was rthe most dissapointing.
The packing weas superb in the two ordrs but the DVD print for the Pirates movie was SAD....did not feel like a DVD print at all.

I read your return policy but from India it would cost even double to send it to you than recieve thus changed my mind.

Actually the print is horrible....My mistake is there too, i wanted the movie not the orchestra film.

Regards

Andrew Ryder April 25, 2008

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