Movie Details
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Toni Hajal
Production Companies:Opus Arte, Glynbourne, The Monument Trust, BBC
Britten: Billy Budd
Audience Score
DirectorMichael Grandage
2 hr 55 minMusic
Plot
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.
