Britten: Billy Budd

10.0

175m

2011

U

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.

Starring

John Mark Ainsley, Michael Wallace, Matthew Rose, Richard Mosley-Evans, John Moore, Peter Gijsbertsen, Ben Johnson, Colin Judson, Iain Paterson, Darren Jeffrey

Directed By

Michael Grandage