NBC Television Opera Theatre Billy Budd (Season 4, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 90 min | Family, Music

NBC Television Opera Theatre

Billy Budd (Season 4, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 90 min | Family, Music

Billy Budd is a young English seaman who has a lusty love of life and a deep devotion to his captain, the master of the ship on which he sails. When Claggert, master-at-arms on the vessel, accuses Billy of treason, he is bewildered and ...See moreBilly Budd is a young English seaman who has a lusty love of life and a deep devotion to his captain, the master of the ship on which he sails. When Claggert, master-at-arms on the vessel, accuses Billy of treason, he is bewildered and speechless. The only way Billy knows how to answer him is by striking him, which kills him. Because of the unjust code of the 19th-century British Navy, he is tried by the ship's officers, found guilty and the penalty is death. The captain who has always cherished the lad feels helpless and does not speak up in his defense due to the code of the sea. Billy goes to his death still singing the praises of the captain. See less

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Name	Known for
Theodore Uppman Billy Budd Billy Budd See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Andrew McKinley Captain Vere Captain Vere See fewer	Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Leon Lishner Claggart Claggart See fewer	Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Warren Galjour The First Lieutenant The First Lieutenant See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
Paul Ukena The Sailing Master The Sailing Master See fewer	Wyatt Earp (1994)
Francis Monachino Lieutenant Ratcliffe Lieutenant Ratcliffe See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Howard Fried Red Whiskers Red Whiskers See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
Robert Goss Donald Donald See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Kenneth Smith Dansker Dansker See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
David Williams The Novice The Novice See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
Robert Holland Squeak Squeak See fewer	Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
Roy Raymond The First Mate The First Mate See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
William Ryan Arthur Jones Arthur Jones See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
John Zadorozny Actor Actor See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)
David Aiken Actor Actor See fewer	Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
John Kuhn Actor Actor See fewer	Camera Three (1955)
Joseph Boardman Actor Actor See fewer	NBC Television Opera Theatre (1949)

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