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Billy Budd
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Billy Budd

1962 · 119 min Drama Action
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't pretend to be about anything other than action — and that's an honest position. The director constructs scenes with a feel for space, pace, and rhythm.

If you love the genre — this is a solid specimen. If you're indifferent to action — there's nothing extraordinary here to convert you.

Good choice for group viewing when you want to watch rather than think.

Director: Peter Ustinov

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Big screen, decent sound. This is cinema that should sound loud and fill the room.

🎭 Cast

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Billy Budd

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

John Claggart, Master of Arms

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

The Dansker, Sailmaker

Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant

John Neville

John Neville

Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant

David McCallum

David McCallum

Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer

Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

Enoch Jenkins, Maintopman

Lee Montague

Lee Montague

Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant

Thomas Heathcote

Thomas Heathcote

Alan Payne, Maintopman

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