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Overview
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Writers:
Herman Melville (novel)
Louis O. Coxe (play) ...
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Release Date:
12 November 1962 (USA) 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
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 nominations more
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(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)
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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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119 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Favorite film of actor Jeff Bridges. more
Quotes:
Billy Budd: Farewell to the Rights of Man! more
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Featured in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) more
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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