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Billy Budd
“The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!”
7.3 / 10• 1962• 1h 59m•NR• English
DramaAction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Terence Stamp
Billy Budd
Lead
Robert Ryan
John Claggart, Master of Arms
Peter Ustinov
Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
Melvyn Douglas
The Dansker, Sailmaker
Paul Rogers
Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
John Neville
Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
David McCallum
Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
Ronald Lewis
Enoch Jenkins, Maintopman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Ustinov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Billy Budd is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
