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Britten: Billy Budd (2011)
Directed by Michael Grandage
Music · 2h 55m
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.
Cast
John Mark Ainsley
Captain Vere
M
Michael Wallace
First Mate
Matthew Rose
Mr Flint
R
Richard Mosley-Evans
Bosun
J
John Moore
Donald
P
Peter Gijsbertsen
Maintop
B
Ben Johnson
Novice
C
Colin Judson
Squeak
Iain Paterson
Mr Redburn
D
Darren Jeffrey
Lieutenant Radcliffe
P
Phillip Ens
Claggart
A
Alasdair Elliott
Red Whiskers
Crew
- Director
- Michael Grandage
- Producer
- François Roussillon
Details
- Release date
- 2011-04-25
- Runtime
- 2h 55m
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Opus Arte, Glynbourne, The Monument Trust, BBC