Billy Budd (1966)
1966158 minMusic
Overview
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
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A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder? Billy Budd is a Music movie, released on 1966-12-11, runtime 158 minutes.
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Directed by
Basil Coleman
Cast
- Peter Pears as Captain Vere
- Peter Glossop as Billy Budd
- Michael Langdon as John Claggart
- John Shirley-Quirk as Mr. Redburn
- Bryan Drake
- David Kelly
- Kenneth MacDonald as Red Whiskers
- David Bowman
- Dennis Wicks
- Robert Tear
- Robert Bowman
- Delme Bryn Jones
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