Britten: Billy Budd
10.0(1)20112h 55m
Music
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.
Director: Michael Grandage
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
T
Toby Girling
Arthur Jones
Jacques Imbrailo
Billy Budd
J
John-Owen Miley-Read
Second Mate
A
Alexander Robin Baker
Novice's Friend
