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Yellowbeard
Sign in to saveYellowbeard is a 1983 comedy film directed by Mel Damski and written by Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna, and David Sherlock, with an ensemble cast featuring Chapman, Cook, Peter Boyle, Cheech & Chong, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese, and the final cinematic appearances of Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan, and Peter Bull.
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5.6For 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.
Cast
- Graham Chapman as Captain Yellowbeard
- Martin Hewitt as Dan
- Eric Idle as Commander Clement
- Peter Cook as Lord Percy Lambourn
- Michael Hordern as Dr. Gilpin
- Peter Boyle as Moon
Themes
- prison
- sea
- spain
- treasure hunt
- royal navy
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Yellowbeard
- Film.image
- Yellowbeard poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Mel Damski
- Film.producer
- Carter De Haven (III)
- Film.music
- John Morris
- Film.cinematography
- Gerry Fisher
- Film.editing
- William H. Reynolds
- Film.distributor
- Rank Film Distributors
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $10 million
- Film.gross
- $4.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 791274
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- publication date
- 1983-07-28
- title
- Yellowbeard
- review score
- 22%
- capital cost
- 6500000
- box office
- 4300000
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13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Reception
- Critical response
- Actors' response
- ''Group Madness'' documentary
- Notes
- References
- External links
Yellowbeard is a 1983 comedy film directed by Mel Damski and written by Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna, and David Sherlock, with an ensemble cast featuring Chapman, Cook, Peter Boyle, Cheech & Chong, Martin Hewitt, Michael Hordern, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese, and the final cinematic appearances of Marty Feldman, Spike Milligan, and Peter Bull.
==Plot==