What was his crime? Any one of many possible reasons. You mean you don't know what he...
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[Billy and the Dansker have just witnessed a flogging]
Billy Budd: What was his crime?
The Dansker, sailmaker: Any one of many possible reasons.
Billy Budd: You mean you don't know what he did?
The Dansker, sailmaker: Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!
Billy Budd: What was his crime?
The Dansker, sailmaker: Any one of many possible reasons.
Billy Budd: You mean you don't know what he did?
The Dansker, sailmaker: Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!
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What was his crime
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God only knows young man
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You mean you don't know what he did
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Flogging
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is the only solution to every problem
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I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know
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It was just his turn
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What is it Budd
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Movie Summary
When a good-hearted sailor accidentally kills the master-at-arms, his superiors have to decide whether to hang him or set him free.
