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Billy Budd

When a good-hearted sailor accidentally kills the master-at-arms, his superiors have to decide whether to hang him or set him free.

Director

Peter Ustinov

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

Anglo Allied

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total

John Claggart - Master of Arms

Edwin Fairfax Vere - Post Captain Royal Navy

The Dansker - Sailmaker

Philip Seymour - First Lieutenant

Julian Radcliffe - Second Lieutenant

Steven Wyatt - Gunnery Officer

Enoch Jenkins - Maintopman

Squeak - Assistant to Mr. Claggart

Alan Payne - Maintopman

Thomas Heathcote

William O'Daniel - Maintopman

Arnold Talbot - Maintopman

Neil Kincaid - Maintopman

Alfred Hallam - Captain of Marines

Nathaniel Graveling - Ship's Master, Rights of Man

Niall MacGinnis

Amos Leonard - First Mate, Rights of Man

Charles Mathews - Merchant Seaman, Rights of Man

Billy Budd - Merchant Seaman, Rights of Man

Dubbing

Ship's Cook

Marine

Crewman HMS Avenger

Young Rating

Crewman HMS Avenger

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Billy Budd Edwin Fairfax Vere - Post Captain Royal Navy William O'daniel, Maintopman Alan Payne, Maintopman The Dansker, Sailmaker Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant

She appears to be falling off
to make a fair wind of it, sir. - Billy Budd

She appears to be falling off to make a fair wind of it, sir...

Well, I can't pretend
to be blind too, can I? - Billy Budd

Well, I can't pretend to be blind too, can I?

If I spit now,
I'd get him fair and square, man. - Billy Budd

If I spit now, I'd get him fair and square, man.

Cast off forward. - Billy Budd

Cast off forward.

All hands on deck. - Billy Budd

All hands on deck.

Men lined up already, captain? - Billy Budd

Men lined up already, captain?

What's this man's record? - Billy Budd

What's this man's record?

My compliments to your captain. - Billy Budd

My compliments to your captain.

God go with you, Billy Budd... - Billy Budd

God go with you, Billy Budd...

- All that trouble for only one man.
- Must be a reason, sir. - Billy Budd

- All that trouble for only one man. - Must be a reason, sir...

Do you swear to abide
by the Articles of War, to obey orders... - Billy Budd

Do you swear to abide by the Articles of War, to obey orders...

Here, mate. - Billy Budd

Boatswain... - Billy Budd

What was his crime - Billy Budd

What was his crime

What is it, Budd? - Billy Budd

What is it, Budd?

She was called the Rights of Man - Billy Budd

She was called the Rights of Man

I like everything about it except the flavor - Billy Budd

I like everything about it except the flavor

It's wrong to flog a man - Billy Budd

It's wrong to flog a man

- Come on, Jenkins, do something.
- Go on. - Billy Budd

- Come on, Jenkins, do something. - Go on.

- Hang on.
- Come on, Billy. - Billy Budd

- Hang on. - Come on, Billy.

All right, I'll let you off this time... - Billy Budd

All right, I'll let you off this time...

You make friends quickly, Master Budd. - Billy Budd

You make friends quickly, Master Budd.

Nothing to say. - Billy Budd

Nothing to say.

Mr. Claggart. - Billy Budd

Billy... - Billy Budd

Make eight bells! - Billy Budd

Make eight bells!

- First watch aboard a man-of-war, Billy?
- Hey, don't fall. - Billy Budd

- First watch aboard a man-of-war, Billy? - Hey, don't ...

Aye, he's quite a hand for jokes. - Billy Budd

Aye, he's quite a hand for jokes.

Our young newcomer
seems to feel quite at home. - Billy Budd

Our young newcomer seems to feel quite at home.

He's even melted
old starry Vere's stone heart. - Billy Budd

He's even melted old starry Vere's stone heart.

It's no flattery - Billy Budd

It's no flattery

I don't understand. - Billy Budd

I don't understand.

Oh, Dansker? - Billy Budd

How many times
must you be on ship's report... - Billy Budd

How many times must you be on ship's report...

Go on. That's all you're gonna get. - Billy Budd

Go on. That's all you're gonna get.

Handsomely done, lad. - Billy Budd

Handsomely done, lad.

I thought that I said,
"Clean up that mess." - Billy Budd

I thought that I said, "Clean up that mess."

There are some men who cannot stand too much perfection - Billy Budd

There are some men who cannot stand too much perfection

- What's the matter with him?
- What is it, mate? - Billy Budd

- What's the matter with him? - What is it, mate?

A sail one mile off the starboard bow. - Billy Budd

A sail one mile off the starboard bow.

A Frenchman. Beat to quarters.
Clear for action. - Billy Budd

A Frenchman. Beat to quarters. Clear for action.

Why did Jenkins die - Billy Budd

Why did Jenkins die

Why is that man leaving his post? - Billy Budd

Why is that man leaving his post?

For the love of God, Billy... - Billy Budd

For the love of God, Billy...

Claggart! - Billy Budd

The man is dead, Mr. Ratcliffe. - Billy Budd

The man is dead, Mr. Ratcliffe.

They're talking about reform in the House of Commons - Billy Budd

They're talking about reform in the House of Commons

We've lost her, sir. - Billy Budd

We've lost her, sir.

Oh, Kincaid. - Billy Budd

What's the matter, master-at-arms? - Billy Budd

What's the matter, master-at-arms?

Kincaid, you shouted. Why? - Billy Budd

Kincaid, you shouted. Why?

Boy, you left your post. Why? - Billy Budd

Boy, you left your post. Why?

That's the end of Enoch Jenkins - Billy Budd

That's the end of Enoch Jenkins

I see. - Billy Budd

Ship's company, dismiss! - Billy Budd

Ship's company, dismiss!

Budd... - Billy Budd

Come in. - Billy Budd

Yes, that's a real honor
for a man so new aboard. - Billy Budd

Yes, that's a real honor for a man so new aboard.

We must serve the law - Billy Budd

We must serve the law

I am what I am sir - Billy Budd

I am what I am sir

Ten lashes. - Billy Budd

In the question of Jenkins - Billy Budd

In the question of Jenkins

One... - Billy Budd

Dismiss ship's company, please,
Mr. Seymour. - Billy Budd

Dismiss ship's company, please, Mr. Seymour.

I expect the French will be putting us
to our stations any hour now. - Billy Budd

I expect the French will be putting us to our stations any h...

What would you do
if you were captain of this ship? - Billy Budd

What would you do if you were captain of this ship?

Only the strongest teeth survive - Billy Budd

Only the strongest teeth survive

Good evening, sir. - Billy Budd

Good evening, sir.

You would charm me too, huh? - Billy Budd

You would charm me too, huh?

Moon's in and out tonight. - Billy Budd

Moon's in and out tonight.

Billy. - Billy Budd

There are many ways to lie - Billy Budd

There are many ways to lie

Why don't you go to Mr. Seymour... - Billy Budd

Why don't you go to Mr. Seymour...

It's Kincaid. - Billy Budd

Get below. - Billy Budd

- More sail please, Mr. Ratcliffe.
- The glass is falling, sir. - Billy Budd

- More sail please, Mr. Ratcliffe. - The glass is falling, s...

Very well. - Billy Budd

Seymour? - Billy Budd

Good morning, sir.
I trust I find you in good health. - Billy Budd

Good morning, sir. I trust I find you in good health.

Is it so, then? - Billy Budd

Is it so, then?

Ratcliffe. - Billy Budd

You all know why
you've been summoned here? - Billy Budd

You all know why you've been summoned here?

I've never seen him so disturbed. - Billy Budd

I've never seen him so disturbed.

Very well, Mr. Seymour. - Billy Budd

Very well, Mr. Seymour.

I look around - Billy Budd

That is your right - Billy Budd

That is your right

Have you any further questions
to put to the accused? - Billy Budd

Have you any further questions to put to the accused?

I've said all, sir. - Billy Budd

I've said all, sir.

We do not deal with justice here - Billy Budd

We do not deal with justice here

Can you stand Budd's murder
on your conscience? - Billy Budd

Can you stand Budd's murder on your conscience?

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When a good-hearted sailor accidentally kills the master-at-arms, his superiors have to decide whether to hang him or set him free.

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Director: Peter Ustinov

Writer: Louis O. Coxe, Robert H. Chapman, Herman Melville

Production: Anglo Allied

Genre: adventure, drama, war

Year: 1962

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Nov 1962

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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