Movie · 1962
Billy Budd
“The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!”
Released 12 November 1962 119 min Drama / Action More from 1962 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
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How old were they?
Melvyn Douglas
as The Dansker, Sailmaker
Cyril Luckham
as Hallam, Captain of Marines
Robert Ryan
as John Claggart, Master of Arms
Niall MacGinnis
as Captain Nathaniel Graveling
Paul Rogers
as Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant
Thomas Heathcote
as Alan Payne, Maintopman
Peter Ustinov
as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
Robert Brown
as Arnold Talbot, Maintopman
John Neville
as Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant
Ray McAnally
as William O'Daniel, Maintopman
Lee Montague
as Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant
Ronald Lewis
as Enoch Jenkins, Maintopman
David McCallum
as Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer
John Meillon
as Neil Kincaid, Maintopman
Terence Stamp
as Billy Budd
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The numbers
37years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Melvyn Douglas — oldest on the call sheet
24Terence Stamp — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast