Film

Billy Budd

2h 35m

IMDb

6.8

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.

Thomas Allen

Billy Budd

Philip Langridge

Captain Vere

Richard van Allen

Claggart

Phillip Guy-Bromley

Mr flint

Clive Bayley

RatCliffe

Edward Byles

Red Whiskers

Neil Howlett

Mr Redburn

• Barrie GavinDirector
• Eric CrozierWriter
• E.M. ForsterWriter
• Herman MelvilleWriter

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 35m