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Billy Budd (1962)
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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. Director:Peter Ustinov |
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| Robert Ryan | ... |
John Claggart, Master d'Arms
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Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
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Paul Rogers | ... |
Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
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Julian Radcliffe - 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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William O'Daniel, maintopman
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Robert Brown | ... |
Talbot
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Neil Kincaid, maintopman
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Cyril Luckham | ... |
Alfred Hallam - Captain of Marines
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Niall MacGinnis | ... |
Captain Nathaniel Graveling, Rights of Man
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Victor Brooks | ... |
Amos Leonard, First Mate, Rights of Man
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H.M.S. Avenger is headed into battle against the French fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and the dark shadow of two recent mutinies in the English fleet concern Captain Vere. He relies on his cruel and often sadistic Master-at-Arms John Claggert to maintain what he believes to be tenuous order and discipline aboard the ship. When a new seaman, Billy Budd, is pressed into service from a passing merchantman, his innocent, happy-go-lucky attitude quickly endears him to both his messmates as well as the ship's officers. However, his charismatic naivete seems to bother Claggert, whose perverse depravity makes him resent Billy's good-natured purity, especially after the teenager's promotion to fore-top captain. The mean-spirited Claggert unfairly plots to put him on report and ultimately perjures himself when he accuses Billy of conspiring to mutiny. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)
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The Men!.. The Mutiny!...The Might!... Of Herman Melville's Classic Adventure of the High Seas! See more »Parents Guide:
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Billy Budd: I think so, sir.
Master At Arms Claggert: Why did Jenkins die?
Billy Budd: You did not wish his death.
Master At Arms Claggert: No, I did not.
Billy Budd: You didn't even hate him. I think that sometimes you hate yourself. I was thinking, sir, the nights are lonely. Perhaps I could talk with you between watches when you've nothing else to do.
Master At Arms Claggert: Lonely. What do you know of loneliness?
Billy Budd: Them's alone that want to be.
Master At Arms Claggert: Nights are long. Conversation helps pass the time.
Billy Budd: Can I talk to you again, then? It would mean a lot to me.
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Finnish censorship visa # 66146. See more »Quotes
Master At Arms Claggert: Tell me in all ignorance do you dare understand me, then?Billy Budd: I think so, sir.
Master At Arms Claggert: Why did Jenkins die?
Billy Budd: You did not wish his death.
Master At Arms Claggert: No, I did not.
Billy Budd: You didn't even hate him. I think that sometimes you hate yourself. I was thinking, sir, the nights are lonely. Perhaps I could talk with you between watches when you've nothing else to do.
Master At Arms Claggert: Lonely. What do you know of loneliness?
Billy Budd: Them's alone that want to be.
Master At Arms Claggert: Nights are long. Conversation helps pass the time.
Billy Budd: Can I talk to you again, then? It would mean a lot to me.
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