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Pop Pirates

  • 1984
  • 58m
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5.3/10
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Roger Daltrey and George Sweeney in Pop Pirates (1984)
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The Pirates, a schoolboy pop group, enter a major talent contest, things are going well but unbeknownst to the others, lead singer Paul is heavily involved with his uncle's video piracy scam... Read allThe Pirates, a schoolboy pop group, enter a major talent contest, things are going well but unbeknownst to the others, lead singer Paul is heavily involved with his uncle's video piracy scam.The Pirates, a schoolboy pop group, enter a major talent contest, things are going well but unbeknownst to the others, lead singer Paul is heavily involved with his uncle's video piracy scam.

  • Director
    • Jack Grossman
  • Writer
    • Jack Grossman
  • Stars
    • George Sweeney
    • Roger Daltrey
    • Joe Melia
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    • Director
      • Jack Grossman
    • Writer
      • Jack Grossman
    • Stars
      • George Sweeney
      • Roger Daltrey
      • Joe Melia
    • 1User review
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    George Sweeney
    • Stewart
    Roger Daltrey
    Roger Daltrey
    • Producer
    Joe Melia
    Joe Melia
    • Guard
    Frieda Knorr
    • Mrs. Wine
    • (as Frieda Shand)
    Allan Love
    Allan Love
    • Steve
    Robert Morgan
    • Andy
    Christopher Beeny
    Christopher Beeny
    • Crawford
    P.P. Arnold
    • Assistant
    • (as P. P. Arnold)
    Jon Finch
    Jon Finch
    • Coastguard
    Eamon Jones
    • Commissionaire
    Simon Rouse
    Simon Rouse
    • Sgt Jones
    Bill Treacher
    Bill Treacher
    • Mr. Carpenter
    James Curran
    • P.C.
    Jean Marlow
    • Mrs. Carpenter
    Lisa Turner
    • Jill
    Stephen Bird
    • 'The Pirates' - Robert
    Spencer Chandler
    • 'The Pirates' - Paul
    Patrick Pereira
    • 'The Pirates' - Patrick
    • Director
      • Jack Grossman
    • Writer
      • Jack Grossman
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    • Trivia
      Opening credits: All characters and events in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and unintentional.
    • Soundtracks
      You're the One
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Allan Love and Gary Shail

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    • Release date
      • 1984 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(studio: made at Pinewood Studios)
    • Production companies
      • Welbeck Films Ltd.
      • Children's Film and Television Foundation (CFTVF)
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    • Runtime
      58 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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