Billy Budd
Movie
1962
2 HOURS 3 MINS
Drama
An adaptation of Herman Melville’s novella, the tragic story of a young sailor who becomes embroiled in a conflict with his oppressive superior officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Cast & Crew
Robert Ryan John Claggart
Terence Stamp Billy Budd
Melvyn Douglas The Dansker
Peter Ustinov Edwin Fairfax Vere
John Neville Julian Radcliffe
Ronald Lewis Enoch Jenkins
Lee Montague Squeak
Paul Rogers Philip Seymour
Niall MacGinnis Captain Nathaniel Graveling
John Meillon Neil Kincaid
Ray McAnally William O'Daniel
Robert Brown Talbot
Peter Ustinov Director
Peter Ustinov Screenwriter
DeWitt Bodeen Screenwriter
Peter Ustinov Producer
A. Ronald Lubin Executive Producer
Robert Krasker Cinematography
Jack Harris Film Editing
Antony Hopkins Original Music
Donald M. Ashton Production Design
Peter Murton Art Director
Anthony Mendleson Costume Design
Robert Lennard Casting
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