Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Nov 12, 1962 Limited
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Herman Melville's short novel Billy Budd is adapted for the screen, distinguished by Robert Krasker's expressive black-and-white cinematography and Peter Ustinov's crisp direction. Terence Stamp is Billy Budd, a seaman forced to serve in the British Navy during the war between England and France in 1797. Billy looks upon all men as inherently good and, although his crewmates are initially skeptical about this sailor who appears too good to be true, he proves his mettle by his skills as a sailor
Unrated, 2 hr. 3 min.
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Louis O. Coxe, Robert H. Chapman, Peter Ustinov Herman Melville, Peter Ustinov, De Witt Bodeen
Nov 12, 1962 Limited
Mar 6, 2007
Allied Artists Pictures
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0) | DVD (6)
It's Robert Ryan that really makes this movie good.
Director Ustinov indulges his own performance, but otherwise, it's a great yarn well told.
a faithful adaptation of melville's powerful last work. i liked it slightly better than huston's moby dick, tho to be fair, no one could faithfully adapt that behemoth. terence stamp in his film debut is a real charmer and robert ryan has never been quite so flinty-eyed and evil. ustinov's direction outshines his
August 14, 2010
Super Reviewer
Fine acting in this sad tale.
August 13, 2010
Super Reviewer
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