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The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983·Comedy·16m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Terry Gilliam
skyscraper
finances
short film
slapstick
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Cast

Andrew Bicknell
Andrew Bicknell
Matt Frewer
Matt Frewer
Leslie Sarony
Leslie Sarony
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Workman
Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman
Chairman (uncredited)
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Window Cleaner (uncredited)
Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Gunther (uncredited)
Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Window Cleaner / Bert (uncredited)
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
Passerby (uncredited)
Gerald Paris
Gerald Paris
Passerby (uncredited)

Crew

Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Director
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Screenplay
Roger Pratt
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Maggie Jones
Maggie Jones
Continuity
William Hobbs
William Hobbs
Fight Choreographer
John Du Prez
John Du Prez
Music

Popular Reviews

43 reviews
Riham
Riham
7.0★ · 04/18/26
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
This is stateless capitalism at its peak. Only old British pirates can save us.
This is stateless capitalism at its peak. Only old British pirates can save us.
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scaragimis
scaragimis
8.0★ · 03/15/26
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
up quello vero
up quello vero
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Daisy
Daisy
8.0★ · 01/06/26
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
so nicely conceptualised and executed for a short film that i don't even care to watch whatever movie this is a prologue to (but i will)
so nicely conceptualised and executed for a short film that i don't even care to watch whatever movie this is a prologue to (but i will)
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Avery
Avery
7.0★ · 12/31/25
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
I want to be a pirate fighting against corporate overlords
I want to be a pirate fighting against corporate overlords
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Hadeath2001
Hadeath2001
6.0★ · 07/20/25
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Révolution !
Révolution !
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