
Britten: Billy Budd
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•- Runtime
- 175 mins
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Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
Cast
- John Mark Ainsley
- Michael Wallace
- Matthew Rose
- Richard Mosley-Evans
- John Moore
- Peter Gijsbertsen
- Ben Johnson
- Colin Judson
- Iain Paterson
- Darren Jeffrey
- Phillip Ens
- Alasdair Elliott
- Toby Girling
- Jacques Imbrailo
- John-Owen Miley-Read
- Alexander Robin Baker
- Mark Elder
- Jeremy White
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Samuel Honywood
Director
- Michael Grandage
Producers
- François Roussillon