Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
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.
Director: Bill Melendez
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Victor Spinetti as Dick Deadeye (voice) |
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Peter Reeves as Sorceror / Captain of the Pinafore (voice) |
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George A. Cooper as The Pirate King (voice) |
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Miriam Karlin as Little Buttercup / Utopian Maiden (voice) |
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John Newton as Nanki Poo (voice) |
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Julia McKenzie as Rose Maybud (voice) |
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Francis Ghent as Monarch of the Sea / Major General (voice) |
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Barry Cryer as Judge (voice) |
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Beth Porter as Yum-Yum / Princess Zara / Queen Victoria (voice) |
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Linda Lewis as Yum-Yum (singing voice) |
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Long John Baldry as Monarch of the Sea / Major General (singing voice) |
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Liza Strike as Rose Maybud (singing voice) |
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Ian Samwell as The Pirate King / The Prisoner (singing voice) |
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Casey Kelly as Nanki Poo (singing voice) |
| Editing | Roger Donley | Editor |
| Editing | Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez | Editor |
| Production | Leo Rost | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez | Producer |
| Editing | Babette Monteil | Editor |
| Writing | Victor Spinetti | Writer |
| Writing | Gene Thompson | Writer |
| Sound | Arthur Sullivan | Music |
| Writing | Robin Miller | Writer |
| Directing | Bill Melendez | Director |
| Writing | Leo Rost | Writer |
| Art | Ronald Searle | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Tony White | Animation |