Released:
1966-12-11

Overview:
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?

Director:
Basil Coleman

Runtime:
2h 38min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Peter Pears
  as
  Captain Vere
• 
  Peter Glossop
  as
  Billy Budd
• 
  Michael Langdon
  as
  John Claggart
• 
  John Shirley-Quirk
  as
  Mr. Redburn
• 
  Bryan Drake