Billy Budd

1988 • 2h 35m • Music

An opera by Benjamin Britten, on a libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville. Billy Budd is a young sailor aboard a British man-o'-war, persecuted by his master-at-arms, Claggart. Accused of mutiny, Budd accidently strikes Claggart dead, leaving Captain Vere with no choice but to hang him.

Director

Barrie Gavin

Writers

Eric Crozier, E.M. Forster, Herman Melville

Status

Released