- 155 min
An opera by Benjamin Britten, on a libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville. Billy Budd is a young sailor aboard a British man-o'-war, persecuted by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, Budd accidently strikes Claggart dead, leaving Captain Vere with no choice but to hang him.
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Cast
- Thomas AllenBilly Budd
- Philip LangridgeCaptain Vere
- Richard van AllenClaggart
- Phillip Guy-BromleyMr flint
- Clive BayleyRatCliffe
- Edward BylesRed Whiskers
- Neil HowlettMr Redburn
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- Barrie GavinDirector
- Eric CrozierWriter
- E.M. ForsterWriter
- Herman MelvilleWriter
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