Billy Budd
1h 59min

Drama

Action

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.

Cast

Terence Stamp

Billy Budd

Robert Ryan

John Claggart, Master of 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 Graveling

Release date

12th Nov 1962

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English

Billy Budd1h 59min