The Pirates! 7,000 mouths, 320 people, 18 months

By Euronews

last updated: 30/03/2012

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Aardman’s old school stop-motion technique film The Pirates! Band of Misfits took over a year and a half to shoot.

The latest effort from the creators of Wallace and Gromit is set in 1837 and centres around the loveable-loser Pirate Captain – voiced by Hugh Grant – who is determined to win the Pirate of the Year award.

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