The Pirates of Penzance [337046] Released: 1985-06-21 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 124 mins Popularity: 0.1136 Vote Average: 6 Vote Count: 1 Overview: Brent Carver stars as the swashbuckling Pirate King in the famous Stratford Festival's rollicking production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic that pits British bobbles against unlikely pirates on the Cornish coast. Sullivan regarded this operetta - a hit ever since its first production in New York in 1879 - as the best comedy he composed. He even said of his collaborator, "The libretto is ingenious, clever, wonderfully fun in parts and sometimes brilliant in dialogue - beautifully written for music, as is all Gilbert does." Indeed, audiences will find the music every bit a match for the lyrics, with the genius of the score lying in its parody of grand opera. Filmed in 1985 at the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario. Cast [11] Jeff HyslopFrederic Brent CarverThe Pirate King Caralyn TomlinMabel Douglas ChamberlainMaj. Gen. Stanle Pat GallowayRuth Jim WhiteSamuel Stephen BeamishSergeant of Poli Karen SkidmoreKate Karen WoodEdith Alison GrantIsabel Wendy AbbottBlue Stocking Trailers