The Pirate

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Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Starring (View all)

Judy Garland
Manuela

Gene Kelly
Serafin

Walter Slezak
Don Pedro Vargas

Gladys Cooper
Aunt Inez

Reginald Owen
The Advocate

George Zucco
The Viceroy

Fayard Nicholas
Specialty Dancer

Harold Nicholas
Specialty Dancer

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Albert Hackett
(screenplay) and

Frances Goodrich
(screenplay)

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The Pirate

4 years, 10 months ago at Jun 21 15:55

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It’s impossible to separate the final version of The Pirate from its fractured, turbulent production. Star Judy Garland was absent for roughly 75% of its shooting schedule as her marriage to director Vincente Minnelli crumbled, her pill addictions took a stronger hold on her life, and her mental/emotional states unraveled accordingly. Garland’s bad behavior, however understandable in hindsight... read more

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Release date: 11 June 1948

Tags: Comedy (3), Romance (3), Adventure (3), Musical (3), Pirate (3), 1940s (3), Usa (2), 1948 (2), Swashbuckler (1), MGM Studios (1)

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The Pirate

“It’s impossible to separate the final version of The Pirate from its fractured, turbulent production. Star Judy Garland was absent for roughly 75% of its shooting schedule as her marriage to director Vincente Minnelli crumbled, her pill addictions took a stronger hold on her life, and her mental/emotional states unraveled accordingly. Garland’s bad behavior, however understandable in hindsight, causes much of the final film to be handed over to Gene Kelly, in full hammy swagger and never sexier. This lopsided effect leaves The Pirate as one of the strangest musicals to come out of the Arthur Freed unit at MGM. After all, Garland doesn’t sing until roughly thirty minutes into the film, Kelly’s extended dance sequences get the lion’s share of time, and the plot is a practical” read more

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