The Pirate
Starring: Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Walter Slezak
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writer: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Frances Marion
Producer: Arthur Freed
The Pirate is a 1948 American romantic musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, based on the 1942 play by S. N. Behrman. It stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, with Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, the Nicholas Brothers, and George Zucco in supporting roles. The film features songs by Cole Porter.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment.
- Vincente Minnelli directed the film, from a screenplay based on the 1942 Broadway play by S. N. Behrman, which had starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
- Opening at the Martin Beck Theatre on November 25, 1942, The Pirate played for 176 performances before the screen rights were purchased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $225,000, equal to $4,186,298 today.
- Over the next two years, more than a half-dozen scenarists, producers, and directors worked on ideas for developing the script.
Filming Locations
- Principal photography on The Pirate began on February 17, 1947.
- For Kelly's number Nina, a plaza in the town of Calvados was built on a soundstage at MGM, with a pavilion in the middle and the streets unevenly paved with cobblestones for realistic effect.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 5 Festivals
Original Billings: 1 run (August 12, 1948)
Original Run: August 12, 1948 (Thursday)
All runs on record (6):
- August 12, 1948 (Thursday)Judy Garland, Gene Kelly
- May 31 - June 1, 2001MORE HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS 1940-1950w/ Road to Morocco
- April 23 - 25, 2006Ronald Colmanw/ Her Night of Romance, The Clock
- May 28 - 30, 2011Musicalsw/ Singin' in the Rain
- October 31 - November 1, 2018Gene Kelly Film Festival "Gotta Dance!"w/ The Three Musketeers
- July 18 - 19, 2024Directed by Vincente Minnelliw/ Undercurrent