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  • Billy Budd (1966)
  • TV Movie | 158 min | Drama, Music
Billy Budd (1966)
TV Movie | 158 min | Drama, Music
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
Director
Basil Coleman
Writers
E.M. Forster (libretto) | Eric Crozier (libretto) | Herman Melville (from the story by)
Producer
Cedric Messina
Cinematographer
J.C. Richardson (lighting)
Production Designer
Tony Abbott
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Updated Dec 11, 1966
Release date
Dec 11, 1966 (United Kingdom)

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