Billy Budd

Directed by Michael Grandage
2011    2h 55m
Music
8.2
In Britten's adaptation of Melville's tale, Captain Vere, tormented by a pivotal moment, grapples with the clash of virtue and malice aboard a British warship. The fate of the innocent Billy Budd hangs in the balance, revealing the dark complexities of duty and honor.
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Cast of Billy Budd
  • John Mark AinsleyCaptain Vere
  • Michael WallaceFirst Mate
  • Matthew RoseMr Flint
  • Richard Mosley-EvansBosun
  • John MooreDonald
  • Peter GijsbertsenMaintop
  • Ben JohnsonNovice
  • Colin JudsonSqueak
  • Iain PatersonMr Redburn
  • Darren JeffreyLieutenant Radcliffe
  • Phillip EnsClaggart
  • Alasdair ElliottRed Whiskers
  • Toby GirlingArthur Jones
  • Jacques ImbrailoBilly Budd
  • John-Owen Miley-ReadSecond Mate
  • Alexander Robin BakerNovice's Friend
  • Mark ElderConductor
  • Jeremy WhiteDansker
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Samuel HonywoodCabin Boy
 
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