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The Pirate

The Pirate

The great MGM musical romance

19486.41h 42m

Overview

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Written by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, S. N. Behrman
Produced by Arthur Freed
Box OfficeBudget: $3.7MRevenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Manuela Alva

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Serafin

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak

Don Pedro Vargas

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Aunt Inez

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

The Advocate

George Zucco

George Zucco

The Viceroy

Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

Performer

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Performer

Lester Allen

Lester Allen

Uncle Capucho

Lola Albright

Lola Albright

Isabella

Themes & Keywords

musicalpirateswashbuckler

About The Pirate

The Pirate is a music, romance, comedy, adventure film released in 1948 exploring themes of musical, pirate, swashbuckler. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, it stars Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak. A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

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