Billy Budd

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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