Billy Budd

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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.

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Cast: Thomas Allen, Philip Langridge, Richard van Allen, Phillip Guy-Bromley, Clive Bayley, Edward Byles, Neil Howlett

Crew: Barrie Gavin (Director), Eric Crozier (Writer), E.M. Forster (Writer), Herman Melville (Writer), Benjamin Britten (Music)

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 155 minutes

Quality: HD

Release: 1970

imdb rating 7

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