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.
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John Mark Ainsley as Captain Vere
Michael Wallace as First Mate
Matthew Rose as Mr Flint
Richard Mosley-Evans as Bosun
John Moore as Donald
Peter Gijsbertsen as Maintop
Ben Johnson as Novice
Colin Judson as Squeak
Iain Paterson as Mr Redburn
Darren Jeffrey as Lieutenant Radcliffe
Phillip Ens as Claggart
Alasdair Elliott as Red Whiskers
Toby Girling as Arthur Jones
Jacques Imbrailo as Billy Budd
John-Owen Miley-Read as Second Mate
Alexander Robin Baker as Novice's Friend
Michael Grandage Director
Paul Constable Lighting Supervisor
François Roussillon Producer
Toni Hajal Executive Producer
Jean Chataure Sound Editor
United Kingdom 25 April 2011
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