FilmJanuary 1, 1988Barrie Gavin
Billy Budd
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.
About the movie
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.
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1988
DirectorBarrie Gavin
Runtime2h 35m
CastThomas AllenPhilip LangridgeRichard van AllenPhillip Guy-BromleyClive BayleyEdward BylesNeil Howlett
ProductionBBCRM ArtsENO: English National Opera
GenresMusic
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