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

1962

1h 59m

7.3(69 votes)

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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

15 members

Acting

Terence Stamp

Billy Budd

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Robert Ryan

John Claggart, Master of Arms

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Peter Ustinov

Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain

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Melvyn Douglas

The Dansker, Sailmaker

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Paul Rogers

Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant

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John Neville

Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant

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David McCallum

Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer

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Ronald Lewis

Enoch Jenkins, Maintopman

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Lee Montague

Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant

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Thomas Heathcote

Alan Payne, Maintopman

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Ray McAnally

William O'Daniel, Maintopman

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Robert Brown

Arnold Talbot, Maintopman

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John Meillon

Neil Kincaid, Maintopman

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Cyril Luckham

Hallam, Captain of Marines

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Niall MacGinnis

Captain Nathaniel Graveling

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