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Vincente Minnelli

The Pirate

Director Vincente Minnelli Composer Lennie Hayton, Conrad Salinger, Cole Porter, Blanche Sewell Cast Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak
102' - 1948 - Comedy, Romance, Adventure, Music/Musical - Dialogue: English
On a Caribbean island constructed out of the talents and technology of MGM's top craftsmen, a young girl dreams of 'Mack the Black', a terrifying pirate; and a traveling showman cons her into believing that he is the pirate. From this basic illusion, and capitalizing on the musical's inherent lack of realism, Minnelli coordinates a series of plays on what is real and what is imaginary; on what's life and what's theatre. Abstract ideas visualized with dazzling wit - this is Hollywood? (National Film Theatre, 1986)

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Credits

Directors

Vincente Minnelli

Composers

Lennie Hayton, Conrad Salinger, Cole Porter, Blanche Sewell

Cast

Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak

Scenario

Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

Director of Photography

Harry Stradling

Editors

Blanche Sewell

Producers

Arthur Freed

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Dialogue

English

Countries of production

United States of America

Screenplay based on

S.N. Behrman

Year

1948