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  • Billy Budd (1988)
  • TV Movie | 155 min | Drama, Music
Billy Budd (1988)
TV Movie | 155 min | Drama, Music

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 ...See moreAn 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. Written by Anonymous See less
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Eric Crozier (libretto) | E.M. Forster (libretto) | Herman Melville (novel)
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9 cast members
Name Known for
Thomas Allen
Billy Budd Billy Budd   See fewer
Philip Langridge
Captain Vere Captain Vere   See fewer
Richard Van Allan
Claggart Claggart   See fewer
Phillip Guy Bromley
Mr. Flint (as Philip Guy Bromley) Mr. Flint (as Philip Guy Bromley)   See fewer
Clive Bayley
Ratcliffe Ratcliffe   See fewer
Edward Byles
Red Whiskers Red Whiskers   See fewer
John Connell
Dansker Dansker   See fewer
Neil Howlett
Mr. Redburn Mr. Redburn   See fewer
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