The Crimson Permanent Assurance

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The Crimson Permanent Assurance

"Our Short Feature Presentation"

1983

0h 16m

7.2(132 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

Adventure

Overview

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sydney Arnold

Guy Bertrand

Andrew Bicknell

Ross Davidson

Myrtle Devenish

Tim Douglas

Bicycle Boy

Matt Frewer

Billy John

Russell Kilmister

Peter Mantle

Creative team

Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Written by: Terry Gilliam

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