Movie, 1988
Billy Budd
155 min, Music, United Kingdom
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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DirectorBarrie Gavin
WritersEric Crozier, E.M. Forster, Herman Melville
GenreMusic
Runtime155 min
ReleasedFri, Jan 1, 1988
CountryUnited Kingdom
IMDBtt0259893
