Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
Cast
Dick Deadeye | Victor Spinetti |
Captain of Pinafore | Peter Reeves |
Major General | John Baldry |
Pirate King | Ian Samwell |
Admiral | John Baldry |
Sorcerer | Peter Reeves |
Judge | Barry Cryer |
Buttercup | Miriam Karlin |
Nanki | Casey Kelly |
Princess Yum Yum | Linda Lewis |
Rose Maybud | Liza Strike |
First Prisoner | Ian Samwell |
Designed by Ronald Searle
Written by Leo Rost and Robin Miller
New Lyrics by Robin Miller
Music Arranged and Conducted by Jimmy Horowitz
Directed by Bill Melendez
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Proscenium Entertainment 10011 |
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This animated feature concerns a character called Dick Deadeye (here, a
good guy) on a quest to recover the "Ultimate Secret," which has mysteriously
been stolen. The story takes Deadeye on an odyssey where he encounters
various G&S characters, many of whom sing familiar songs to new
lyrics. Like Deadeye himself, most of the characters do not behave as
they do in the corresponding opera.
The hero does indeed recover, and unveil, the Ultimate Secret,
but I'll not reveal it to those who wish to be surprised. Overall, the film
is amusing in places, but I'm not dying to see it again. The animation
is lush and skillfully done; the story is simply not all that clever. Excerpts
from the soundtrack were released on the British G.M. label, on a single LP.
Issue History
Date | Label | Format | Number |
1975 |
Proscenium Entertainment |
VHS Hi-Fi |
10011 |
1974 |
G.M. Records |
Stereo LP |
GML-1018 |