MOVIES - PIRATES 1983

• 'A' gai wak [aka Project A] (1983) 

• Arabella, mereröövli tütar [aka Arabella, Sea Robber] (1983)

• Jamaica Inn (1983)
• Nate and Hayes (1983)
• Pirates of Penzance, The (1983)
• Yellowbeard (1983)

'A' gai wak [aka Project A] (1983) 
Director: Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (uncredited)
Writers: Jackie Chan (writer) and Edward Tang (writer)
Cast: Jackie Chan [Dragon Mi Yong], Sammo Hung Kam-Bo [Fei], Biao Yuen [Captain Tzu], Dick Wei [Lor Sam Pau], Mars [Jaws], Isabella Wong [Winnie, as Winnie Wong], Po Tai [Tai, as Pa Tai], Wu Long Cheung [VIP Club Bouncer], Hoi Sang Lee, Hoi-Shan Kwan [Captain Chi, as Hoi-San Kwan], Wai Wong, Fat Wan [Thug, as Wan Tat], Wing Man Kuen, Ho Kai Law, Hark-Sun Lau [Admiral, as Hak Suen Lau]
Storyline: In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Reluctantly, the Coast Guard is given money to fight these pirates, but the pirates themselves have many contacts (that is, bribed officials) in the government, and seek to thwart the Coast Guard's efforts to eliminate them. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made fools of.
[106 min - Action | Comedy - English | Cantonese - Color - Hong Kong - Golden Harvest Company, Paragon Films Ltd., Authority Films]

 

 

 

 

Arabella, mereröövli tütar [aka Arabella, Sea Robber] (1983)

Director: Peeter Simm

Writers: Aino Pervik (book) and Peeter Simm (screenplay)

Cast: Inga-Kai Puskar-Polonski [Arabella, as Kai Puskar], Lembit Peterson [Taaniel Tina], Urmas Kibuspuu [Aadu], Raivo Trass [Manuel], Leelo Spirka [Rosita], Lembit Ulfsak [Ruuge Tüüp], Aarne Üksküla [Kapten], Sulev Luik [Pillimees / Narrator], Endel Pärn [Lahja Adam], Ilmar Tammur [Kokk Adalbert], Ants Ander [Puujalg], Tõnu Kark [Meremõrtsukas], Arvo Kukumägi [Halleluuja], Georg Jansin [Hea Wilhelm], Jaan Kiho [Haak]

Storyline: Arabella is a daughter of the world's most terrifying pirate captain. She loves her father but also dreams about a life of a usual girl. One day a weird stranger is saved from the sea who will be the only friend of Arabella. At the same time a rival pirate called Raudpats plans to kidnap the girl. Will she be safe and can she ever live a normal life?

[69 min - Adventure | Family - Color - Estonian - Soviet Union | Estonia - Tallinnfilm]

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica Inn (1983)
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (novel) and Derek Marlowe (screenplay)
Cast: Jane Seymour [Mary Yellan], Patrick McGoohan [Joss Merlyn], Trevor Eve [Jeremiah 'Jem' Merlyn], John McEnery [Reverend Francis Davey], Billie Whitelaw [Aunt Patience], Vivian Pickles [Martha Yellan], Peter Vaughan [Squire Bassatt], Michael Goldie [Harry], John Abineri [Richards], Norman Bowler [Captain], Christopher Douglas [Walter], Hubert Tucker [Dr. Rawlings], Nick Brimble [Hussar], Howard Goorney [Coachdriver], June Marlowe [Woman in Coach]
Storyline: Mary Yellan lives in the English village of Halston at the time of King George IV, and is the daughter of seaman James who is killed when 'wreckers' trick the ship he is on into crashing onto rocks, stealing cargo and murdering the inhabitants. After Mary's mother Martha goes mad, Mary travels to live with her Aunt Patience and be a maid for her Uncle Joss Merlyn, the landlord of Jamaica Inn, located on the moors of Cornwall. Mary's antipathy towards the drunken bully Joss is heightened when she learns he is the name leader of the wreckers, though she falls in love with his brother Jeremiah 'Jem'. Joss plans to leave Cornwall when public favour and the authorities turn against him, however he and Patience are thwarted by Vicar Francis Davey, who takes Mary with him to a Druid place of worship clifftop. The respected squire of a quiet Cornish village is in reality the leader of a gang of murderous pirates who attack passing ships, kill their crews and steal their cargoes.
[TV Movie - 187 min - Drama | Thriller - English - Color - UK | USA - Harlech Television (HTV)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nate and Hayes (1983)
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
Writers: John Hughes (written by), David Odell (screenplay), David Odell (story) and Lloyd Phillips (story)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones [Captain Bully Hayes], Michael O'Keefe [Nathaniel Williamson], Max Phipps [Ben Pease], Jenny Seagrove [Sophie], Grant Tilly [Count Von Rittenberg], Peter Rowley [Louis Beck], William Johnson [Reverend Williamson, as Bill Johnson], Kate Harcourt [Mrs. Williamson], Reg Ruka [Moaka], Roy Billing [Auctioneer], Bruce Allpress [Mr. Blake], David Letch [Ratbag], Prince Tui Teka [King of Ponape], Pudji Waseso [Fong], Peter Vere-Jones [Gunboat Captain]
Storyline: The film tells the story of missionary Nathaniel "Nate" Williamsen (O'Keefe), taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie (Seagrove). Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes (Jones), who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease (Max Phipps) "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.
[99 min - Action | Adventure | Comedy - English - Color - USA | New Zealand - Paramount Pictures]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pirates of Penzance, The (1983)
Director: Wilford Leach
Writers: William S. Gilbert (operetta) and Wilford Leach
Cast: Kevin Kline [The Pirate King], Angela Lansbury [Ruth], Linda Ronstadt [Mabel], George Rose [Maj. Gen. Stanley], Rex Smith [Frederic], Tony Azito [Sergeant], David Hatton [Samuel], Stephen Hanan [Samuel, singing, voice], Anthony Arundell [Pirate], John Asquith [Pirate], Mohamed Aazzi [Pirate], Tim Bentinck [Pirate], Ross Davidson [Pirate], Mike Grady [Pirate], Simon Howe [Pirate]
Storyline: This movie is an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta of the same name, with parts of other of their operettas stirred in. Frederick has fallen in love with sweet innocent Mabel. Yet his vocation is an impediment to their union. Perhaps the situation can be rectified by his old nurse, Ruth, who made a dreadful blunder years before. A highlight is the song/dance A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One.  
[112 min - Comedy | Musical | Romance - English - Color - UK | USA - Universal Pictures, Timothy Burrill Productions, St. Michael Finance Limited]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellowbeard (1983)
Director: Mel Damski
Writers: David Sherlock (uncredited), Graham Chapman (writer), Peter Cook (writer) and Bernard McKenna (writer)
Cast: Graham Chapman [Captain Yellowbeard / de: Dotterbart], Peter Boyle [Moon], Cheech Marin [El Segundo, as Richard 'Cheech' Marin], Tommy Chong [El Nebuloso], Peter Cook [Lord Percy Lambourn], Marty Feldman [Gilbert], Martin Hewitt [Dan], Michael Hordern [Dr. Gilpin], Eric Idle [Commander Clement], Madeline Kahn [Betty], James Mason [Captain Hughes], John Cleese [Harvey 'Blind' Pew], Kenneth Mars [Mr. Crisp and Verdugo], Spike Milligan [Flunkie], Stacey Nelkin [Triola, as Stacey Nelkin]
Storyline: Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame of shame, an intellectual. The British Navy, Yellowbeard, his son, and members of Yellowbeard's old crew all go after the treasure. 

[96 min - Action | Adventure | Comedy - English - Color - UK - Yellowbeard Associates, Iron Pics, Hemdale]