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Status
Released
Release
1975
Runtime
1h 21m
Able Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His ugliness means that his life has always been lonely but a buxom barmaid takes a shine to him. Together, they battle pirates and an evil magician before discovering that the Ultimate Secret is nothing but LOVE! Using songs based on the original works of Gilbert and Sullivan (but updated with modern lyrics), this film was created to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the first collaboration of the composers of the Savoy Operas.
14 Cast Members
Victor Spinetti
Dick Deadeye (voice)
Peter Reeves
Sorceror / Captain of the Pinafore (voice)
George A. Cooper
The Pirate King (voice)
Miriam Karlin
Little Buttercup / Utopian Maiden (voice)
John Newton
Nanki Poo (voice)
Julia McKenzie
Rose Maybud (voice)
Francis Ghent
Monarch of the Sea / Major General (voice)
Barry Cryer
Judge (voice)
Beth Porter
Yum-Yum / Princess Zara / Queen Victoria (voice)
Linda Lewis
Yum-Yum (singing voice)
Long John Baldry
Monarch of the Sea / Major General (singing voice)
Liza Strike
Rose Maybud (singing voice)
Ian Samwell
The Pirate King / The Prisoner (singing voice)
Casey Kelly
Nanki Poo (singing voice)
