The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
The film's tagline is: "The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!"
The runtime is 119 minutes (1h 59m).
The film was directed by Peter Ustinov.
The screenplay was written by Peter Ustinov and DeWitt Bodeen.
The score was composed by Antony Hopkins.
Cinematography was handled by Robert Krasker.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0055796.
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Good
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Billy Budd
Released
12
English
United Kingdom
