Drama ·Action · United Kingdom · 1962 · 1h 59m

Billy Budd

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Director
Peter Ustinov
Cast
Terence Stamp as Billy Budd Robert Ryan as John Claggart, Master of Arms Peter Ustinov as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain Melvyn Douglas as The Dansker, Sailmaker Paul Rogers as Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant John Neville as Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
Crew
Robert Krasker — Director of Photography Jack Harris — Editor Antony Hopkins — Original Music Composer Peter Ustinov — Screenplay DeWitt Bodeen — Screenplay Herman Melville — Novel
Tagline

The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!

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.

Trailer Billy Budd — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mutinycourt casewar shiphomicide
Key Collaborators
Peter Ustinov Director Robert Krasker Director of Photography Jack Harris Editor Antony Hopkins Original Music Composer Peter Ustinov Screenplay DeWitt Bodeen Screenplay Herman Melville Novel Peter Ustinov Producer
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