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.
No streaming offers found
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