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Billy Budd

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

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.

1h 59m1962TMDb 7.3

DramaAction

English

Crew and Cast

Peter UstinovPeter UstinovDirector · Edwin Fairfax Vere · Post CaptainTerence StampTerence StampBilly BuddRobert RyanRobert RyanJohn Claggart · Master of ArmsMelvyn DouglasMelvyn DouglasThe Dansker · SailmakerPaul RogersPaul RogersPhilip Seymour · 1st LieutenantJohn NevilleJohn NevilleJulian Ratcliffe · 2nd LieutenantDavid McCallumDavid McCallumSteven Wyatt · Gunnery OfficerRonald LewisRonald LewisEnoch Jenkins · MaintopmanLee MontagueLee MontagueSqueak · Mr. Claggart's assistantThomas HeathcoteThomas HeathcoteAlan Payne · MaintopmanRay McAnallyRay McAnallyWilliam O'Daniel · MaintopmanRobert BrownRobert BrownArnold Talbot · MaintopmanJohn MeillonJohn MeillonNeil Kincaid · MaintopmanCyril LuckhamCyril LuckhamHallam · Captain of MarinesNiall MacGinnisNiall MacGinnisCaptain Nathaniel GravelingBarry KeeganBarry KeeganVictor BrooksVictor Brooks

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
12 November 1962
Runtime
1h 59m
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (82 votes)

Production

Director
Peter Ustinov
Writers
Herman Melville, Peter Ustinov, DeWitt Bodeen
Studios
Anglo Allied
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English