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Billy Budd

Billy Budd

1966•2h 38m•Music

A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?

Basil Coleman · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 38m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 11, 1966

Actors

Peter Pears

Peter Pears

Captain Vere

Peter Glossop

Peter Glossop

Billy Budd

Michael Langdon

John Claggart

John Shirley-Quirk

Mr. Redburn

Bryan Drake

David Kelly

David Kelly

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Red Whiskers

David Bowman

Dennis Wicks

Robert Tear

Robert Bowman

Delme Bryn Jones

Eric Garrett

Norman Lumsden

Nigel Rogers

Benjamin Luxon

Benjamin Luxon

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