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.
Editor's Verdict
"The movie 'Billy Budd' is a historical maritime drama focusing on themes of justice, innocence, and mutiny in the 18th-century British Navy. There is no indication that the setting, plot, themes, or iconography relate to the Christmas season. The 'Holiday Release' noted is likely an artifact of its theatrical debut timing, not narrative content, and thus carries no narrative weight."
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🎄 Notable Elements
Cast & Crew
Terence Stamp
Billy Budd
Robert Ryan
John Claggart, Master of Arms
Peter Ustinov
Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
Melvyn Douglas
The Dansker, Sailmaker
Paul Rogers
Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
John Neville
Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
David McCallum
Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
Ronald Lewis
Enoch Jenkins, Maintopman
Lee Montague
Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant
Thomas Heathcote
Alan Payne, Maintopman
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