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Billy Budd is a 1962 British historical drama-adventure film produced, directed, and co-written by Peter Ustinov. Adapted from Louis O. Coxe and Robert H. Chapman's stage play version of Herman Melville's short novel Billy Budd, it stars Terence Stamp as Billy Budd, Robert Ryan as John Claggart, and Ustinov
Billy Budd: Directed by Peter Ustinov. With Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Rogers. When a kind-hearted sailor is made to join an English vessel at war in 1797, he finds himself caught between devotion to his crewmates and obedience to their hated, cruel master-at-arms.
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- Adventure, Drama, War
- Peter Ustinov
- 1962-11-12
In this film based on the Herman Melville novel, handsome, young Billy Budd (Terence Stamp) joins the British navy during wartime, where his skill quickly makes him a trusted crew member.
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- Robert Ryan
- Peter Ustinov
- Drama
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Billy Budd is a "handsome sailor" who strikes and inadvertently kills his false accuser, Master-at-arms John Claggart. The ship's Captain, Edward Vere, recognizes Billy's lack of intent, but claims that the law of mutiny requires him to sentence Billy to be hanged.
Adaptation of Herman Melville's classic tale of a ship's captain caught between an innocent young sailor and an evil officer.
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Billy Budd. H.M.S. Avenger is headed into battle against the French fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and the dark shadow of two recent mutinies in the English fleet concern Captain Vere. 149 IMDb 7.8 2 h 3 min 1962. X-Ray 13+. Adventure · Military and War · Drama · Action. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $3.99. Buy. SD $10.49.