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Billy Budd

1966 · 158 min

A somber, slow-burning opera that weighs innocence against cruelty, demanding close attention and rewarding it with emotional force.

Directed by
Basil Coleman
Genres
Music
Starring
Peter Pears, Peter Glossop, Michael Langdon
Overview
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?

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Directed by
Basil Coleman
Genres
Music
Starring
Peter Pears, Peter Glossop, Michael Langdon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • guilt
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
music
Directed by
Basil Coleman
Starring
Peter Pears, Peter Glossop, Michael Langdon, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, David Kelly, Kenneth MacDonald, David Bowman
Runtime
158 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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