---
title: 'Popeye (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Altman'
released: '1980-12-12'
runtime_minutes: 114
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/popeye-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081353/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Popeye (1980)

1980 · PG · 114 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Popeye is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions. It is based on E. C. Segar's Popeye comics character. The script was written by Jules Feiffer, and stars Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man and Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. Its story follows Popeye's adventures as he arrives in the town of Sweethaven.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Altman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-altman)
- **Screenplay:** [E. C. Segar](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-c-segar), [Jules Feiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-feiffer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Nilsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-nilsson)
- **Producer:** [Robert Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-evans)
- **Director of Photography:** [Giuseppe Rotunno](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuseppe-rotunno)
- **Editor:** [John W. Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-w-holmes)

## Cast

- [Dennis Franz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-franz)
- [Shelley Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-duvall) as Olive Oyl
- [Richard Libertini](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-libertini) as George W. Geezil
- [Allan F. Nicholls](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-f-nicholls)
- [Roberta Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberta-maxwell)
- [Klaus Voormann](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-voormann)
- [Bill Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-irwin) as Harold Hamgravy
- [Donovan Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/donovan-scott) as Castor Oyl
- [Van Dyke Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-dyke-parks)
- [Paul Dooley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dooley) as J. Wellington Wimpy
- [Paul L. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-l-smith) as Bluto
- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams) as Popeye
- [Linda Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-hunt)
- [Donald Moffat](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-moffat)
- [Roberto Dell'Acqua](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-dell-acqua)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/popeye-1980
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