Billy Budd
68
Balasaur Score
Mixed
— · Movie · 2h 35m
The read
It runs long at 2h 35m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Key crew
- Barrie GavinDirector
- Eric CrozierWriter
- E.M. ForsterWriter
- Herman MelvilleWriter
Cast
- Thomas AllenBilly Budd
- Philip LangridgeCaptain Vere
- Richard van AllenClaggart
- Phillip Guy-BromleyMr flint
- Clive BayleyRatCliffe
- Edward BylesRed Whiskers
- Neil HowlettMr Redburn