Movie
Billy Budd
19621h 59m7.3 / 10
The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
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Synopsis
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
More about Billy Budd
Cast
Terence StampBilly Budd
Robert RyanJohn Claggart, Master of Arms
Peter UstinovEdwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
Melvyn DouglasThe Dansker, Sailmaker
Paul RogersPhilip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
John NevilleJulian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
David McCallumSteven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
Ronald LewisEnoch Jenkins, MaintopmanCredits
- Directed by
- Peter Ustinov
- Written by
- Peter Ustinov, DeWitt Bodeen, Herman Melville
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- Anglo Allied
Themes
court casehomicidemutinywar ship
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