Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

81 mins | Animation | Dec. 17, 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.

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done

81 mins | Animation | Dec. 17, 1975

Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
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.
Producers Bill Melendez Productions
Original title Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done
Directors Bill Melendez
Writers Gene Thompson, Leo Rost, Robin Miller, Victor Spinetti

Cast

Victor Spinetti

as Dick Deadeye (voice)

Peter Reeves

as Sorceror / Captain of the Pinafore (voice)

George A. Cooper

as The Pirate King (voice)

Miriam Karlin

as Little Buttercup / Utopian Maiden (voice)

John Newton

as Nanki Poo (voice)

Julia McKenzie

as Rose Maybud (voice)

Francis Ghent

as Monarch of the Sea / Major General (voice)

Barry Cryer

as Judge (voice)

Beth Porter

as Yum-Yum / Princess Zara / Queen Victoria (voice)

Linda Lewis

as Yum-Yum (singing voice)

Long John Baldry

as Monarch of the Sea / Major General (singing voice)

Liza Strike

as Rose Maybud (singing voice)

Ian Samwell

as The Pirate King / The Prisoner (singing voice)

Casey Kelly

as Nanki Poo (singing voice)