The Pirate (1948 film)

The Pirate
Original film poster
Directed byVincente Minnelli
Screenplay byAlbert Hackett
Frances Goodrich
Based onThe Pirate
1942 play
by S. N. Behrman[1]
Produced byArthur Freed
StarringJudy Garland
Gene Kelly
CinematographyHarry Stradling
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Music byLennie Hayton (score)
Cole Porter (songs)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release date
  • May 20, 1948 (1948-05-20)
Running time
102 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,768,000[2][3]
Box office$2.956 million [2]

The Pirate is a 1948 American musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. With songs by Cole Porter, it stars Judy Garland and Gene Kelly with costars Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, The Nicholas Brothers, and George Zucco.

  1. ^ "Production Archive: The Pirate". SNBehrman.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  3. ^ Another source puts the cost at $2.3 million Variety February 1948