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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.
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Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.7
Running time
2 h 35 min
Longer than 9 in 10 music movies, +49 min on the typical 106
typical 106155Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
1988
January 1, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
MusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Directing · 2
- Barrie Gavin Director
- Tim Albery Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- E.M. Forster Writer
- Herman Melville Writer
- Eric Crozier Writer
Sound · 1
- Benjamin Britten Music
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