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7.8/10   1,226 votes
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Director:

Peter Ustinov

Writers:

Herman Melville (novel)
Louis O. Coxe (play) ...
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Release Date:

12 November 1962 (USA) more

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | War more

Tagline:

TERENCE STAMP A new face! A new talent! A great new star discovery! more

Plot:

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. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

"Come and Kneel Before Zod!"
 (From FilmExperience. 22 July 2009, 3:53 PM, PDT)

Terence Stamp: Recognizing The General
 (From Hollywood Outbreak. 16 December 2008, 10:30 AM, PST)

User Comments:

Good and dramatic ships film more (37 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Ryan ... John Claggart, Master d'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
Ray McAnally ... William O'Daniel, maintopman
Robert Brown ... Arnold Talbot, maintopman
John Meillon ... Neil Kincaid, maintopman
Cyril Luckham ... Hallam, Captain of Marines
Niall MacGinnis ... Captain Nathaniel Graveling, Rights of Man
Victor Brooks ... Amos Leonard, First Mate, Rights of Man
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Additional Details

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Spain:7

Company:

Anglo Allied more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Favorite film of actor Jeff Bridges. more

Quotes:

Billy Budd: Farewell to the Rights of Man! more

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) more


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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Good and dramatic ships film, 21 July 2004
7/10
Author: ma-cortes

The flick is set in the end XVIII century upon English-French war, in Napoleon time. Peter Ustinov director has made few films , this is the better. The movie centers about a young (Terence Stamp) who´s enlisted to the force in a war ship. There he will must take on against a nasty deputy(Robert Ryan) with tragical results. Terence Stamp interpretation as a innocent,naive,thoughtful and sensible young is extraordinary. Robert Ryan plays correctly to the villain and ominous man. The support cast are future famous secondary actors: John Neville(Baron Munchausen),David McCallum(Cipol Agency), Ray McNally(the mission) and NealMcGinnis(clash of titans).

The film is based in a Herman Melville´s novel(author of Moby Dick). The runtime movie is overlong and is a little bit bored because happen few adventures however is very interesting.

Cinematography by Robert Krasker (photographer of superproductions years 60) is riveting. Anthony Hopkins(the actor isn´t) music is fascinating. Acting as commander ship and direction of the recently deceased Peter Ustinov is excellent.

Rating 7/10 above average

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