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7.3Billy 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.
Released: 1962-11-12119 minDir: Peter UstinovDrama, Action
Cast
- Terence Stamp as Billy Budd
- Robert Ryan as John Claggart, Master of Arms
- Peter Ustinov as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
- Melvyn Douglas as The Dansker, Sailmaker
- Paul Rogers as Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
- John Neville as Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
Themes
- mutiny
- court case
- war ship
- homicide
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 133864
- Image
- Billy budd poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- title
- Billy Budd
- review score
- 92%
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BAFTA Award for Best British Film
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Monogram Pictures
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International Standard Book Number
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IMDb
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Herman Melville
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Peter Ustinov
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Rotten Tomatoes
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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drama film
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adventure film
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British Academy Film Awards
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Variety
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Melvyn Douglas
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Terence Stamp
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David McCallum
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Turner Classic Movies
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Robert Ryan
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Leicester Square
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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1960s adventure drama films1960s historical adventure films1962 British films1962 drama films1962 English-language films1962 filmsBritish adventure drama filmsBritish CinemaScope filmsBritish films based on playsBritish historical adventure filmsBritish seafaring filmsEnglish-language adventure drama filmsEnglish-language historical adventure filmsFilms based on adaptationsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by Herman MelvilleFilms directed by Peter UstinovFilms scored by Antony HopkinsFilms set in 1797Films shot at Associated British StudiosFrench Revolutionary Wars filmsMilitary courtroom filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date