H.M.S. Pinafore

8.0 (2 votes)• 1982• 95m•Released

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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.

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Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Rodney Greenberg, Michael Geliot

Starring Cast: Peter Marshall, Frankie Howerd, Meryl Drower, Della Jones, Michael Bulman, Alan Watt

Cast

Peter Marshall

Captain Corcoran

Frankie Howerd

Sir Joseph Porter

Meryl Drower

Josephine

Della Jones

Buttercup

Michael Bulman

Rackstraw

Alan Watt

Dick Deadeye

Gordon Sandison

Bill Bobstay

Anne Mason

Hebe

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self - Host

Fred Evans

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