Billy Budd (1966)
2h 38m
Running Time
December 11, 1966Release Date
Billy Budd (1966)
2h 38m
Running Time
December 11, 1966Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Peter Pears
Captain Vere
Peter Glossop
Billy Budd
Michael Langdon
John Claggart
John Shirley-Quirk
Mr. Redburn
Bryan Drake
Bryan Drake
Mr. Flint
David Kelly
Kenneth MacDonald
David Kelly
Mr. Ratcliffe
David Bowman
Dennis Wicks
Robert Tear
Robert Bowman
Basil Coleman
Director
J.C. Richardson
Cinematographer
Eric Crozier
Script
Herman Melville
Author
E.M. Forster
Script
Cedric Messina
Producer
Eric Garrett
Norman Lumsden
Nigel Rogers
Delme Bryn Jones
Benjamin Luxon
Details.
This Movie Is About.
opera
black and white