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Yellowbeard (1983)

Yellowbeard poster
Directed by
Mel Damski
Genre
adventure film, pirate film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 158 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pirate named Yellowbeard escapes from prison and sets out to find a treasure he buried long ago. He is joined by a group of misfits and pursued by the British Navy.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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