Billy Budd (1962) - film review

Adventure

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Billy Budd is a British adventure film first released in 1962, directed by Peter Ustinov. The film stars Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov and Melvyn Douglas. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Peter Ustinov
Script: Herman Melville, Louis O. Coxe, Robert H. Chapman, Peter Ustinov, DeWitt Bodeen
Photo: Robert Krasker
Music: Antony Hopkins
Cast: Robert Ryan (John Claggart, Master d’Arms), Peter Ustinov (Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain), Melvyn Douglas (The Dansker, sailmaker), Paul Rogers (Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant), John Neville (Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant), David McCallum (Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer), Ronald Lewis (Enoch Jenkins, maintopman), Lee Montague (Squeak, Mr. Claggart’s assistant), Thomas Heathcote (Alan Payne, maintopman), Ray McAnally (William O’Daniel, maintopman), Robert Brown (Arnold Talbot, maintopman), John Meillon (Neil Kincaid, maintopman), Cyril Luckham (Hallam, Captain of Marines), Niall MacGinnis (Captain Nathaniel, Rights of Man), Victor Brooks (Amos Leonard, First Mate, Rights of Man), Barry Keegan (Charles Mathews, merchant seaman, Rights of Man), Terence Stamp (Billy Budd – Merchant seaman)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 119 min; B&W

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