Billy Budd

Movie

Billy Budd

NR 2 hr 38 minMusic

A version of Benjamin Brittens opera based on the Melville story Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder

StarringPeter PearsPeter GlossopMichael Langdon

DirectorBasil Coleman

Movie Details Full Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

as Captain Vere

Michael Langdon

as John Claggart

John Shirley-Quirk

H

Herman Melville

Author

C

Cedric Messina

Producer

B

Basil Coleman

Director

E

Eric Crozier

Script

Movie Details

Original Language:English

Production Companies:BBC

Movie Tags:

black and white opera

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