"The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!"

1962

1h 59m

7.3(77 votes)

Drama

Action

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Ustinov
Written by: Peter Ustinov
DeWitt Bodeen
Produced by: Peter Ustinov

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