Britten: Billy Budd
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Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-04-25
Runtime: 175 mins
Director: Michael Grandage
Spoken language: English
Genres: Music
Original title: Britten: Billy Budd
Production Companies: Opus Arte, Glynbourne, The Monument Trust, BBC
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
John Mark Ainsley
Michael Wallace
Matthew Rose
Richard Mosley-Evans
John Moore
Peter Gijsbertsen
Ben Johnson
Colin Judson
Iain Paterson
Darren Jeffrey
Phillip Ens
Alasdair Elliott
Toby Girling
Jacques Imbrailo
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