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Yellowbeard

1983 · 96 min

A scattershot pirate farce that coasts on silly accents, cartoon violence and the sheer pleasure of watching comedy legends mug for the camera.

Directed by: Mel Damski
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Graham Chapman, Martin Hewitt, Eric Idle

Tagline: A shipload of laughs.
Overview: For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.

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Directed by: Mel Damski
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Graham Chapman, Martin Hewitt, Eric Idle

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
family
betrayal
loyalty
crime
Places: sea
prison
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy, adventure
Directed by: Mel Damski
Written by: Peter Cook, Graham Chapman, David Sherlock, Bernard McKenna
Starring: Graham Chapman, Martin Hewitt, Eric Idle, Peter Cook, Michael Hordern, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman
Music: John Morris
Cinematography: Gerry Fisher
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico
Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish

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