Billy Budd
IMDb6.70
2h 35m
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
- RRichard van Allen
- TThomas Allen
- PPhilip Langridge
- EEdward Byles
- CClive Bayley
- PPhillip Guy-Bromley
- NNeil Howlett
Crew
- Director
- Barrie Gavin
- Writers
- Eric Crozier, E.M. Forster, Herman Melville
- Production
- BBC, RM Arts, ENO: English National Opera
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Who directed Billy Budd?
Billy Budd was directed by Barrie Gavin.
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