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About
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Theatrical
Nov 12, 1962
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 6, 2007
Theaters
1
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Anglo Allied
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Quotes
See all →Duty Over Rights in Leadership
Lieutenant Seymour
Aye sir, that is your right.
Captain Vere
It's no right. Which one of us here have rights? It's my duty and I must perform it.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Conflict Between Law and Justice
Lieutenant Seymour
Wyatt, we do not deal with justice here, but with the law.
Lieutenant Wyatt
Was not the one conceived to serve the other?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →T
Terence Stamp
Billy Budd
R
Robert Ryan
John Claggart, Master of Arms
P
Peter Ustinov
Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
M
Melvyn Douglas
The Dansker, Sailmaker
P
Paul Rogers
Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
J
John Neville
Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
D
David McCallum
Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
R
Ronald Lewis
Enoch Jenkins, Maintopman
L
Lee Montague
Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant
T
Thomas Heathcote
Alan Payne, Maintopman
R
Ray McAnally
William O'Daniel, Maintopman
R
Robert Brown
Arnold Talbot, Maintopman
J
John Meillon
Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
C
Cyril Luckham
Hallam, Captain of Marines
N
Niall MacGinnis
Captain Nathaniel Graveling
B
Barry Keegan
V
Victor Brooks
