Billy Budd (1962) | |
| Director(s) | Peter Ustinov |
| Producer(s) | A. Ronald Lubin (executive), Peter Ustinov |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Sailors / The Sea |
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Billy Budd Overview:
Billy Budd (1962) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Peter Ustinov and produced by Peter Ustinov and A. Ronald Lubin.
Academy Awards 1962 --- Ceremony Number 35 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | Terence Stamp | Nominated |
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On Blu-ray: Billy Budd (1962) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
By KC on Sep 28, 2018 From Classic MoviesWhile Billy Budd (1962) and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) take widely different approaches to a period milieu, they are both at their best when they spotlight their charismatic performers. The literary-sourced Budd and life-based Bean were recently released on Blu-ray from Warner Archi... Read full article
Billy Budd (1962)
By Beatrice on Sep 13, 2017 From Flickers in TimeBilly Budd Directed by Peter Ustinov Written by Peter Ustinov and DeWitt Bodeen from the play by Louis O. Coxe and Robert H. Chapman based on the novel by Herman Melville 1962/UK Allied Artists Pictures/Anglo Allied First viewing/Netflix rental The acting is the thing in this symbolic maritime tr... Read full article
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Quotes from
Captain Vere: It's no right. Which one of us here have rights? It's my duty and I must perform it.
Billy Budd: It's wrong to flog a man. It's against his being a man.
Billy Budd: Farewell to the Rights of Man!
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Favorite film of actor Jeff Bridges.
Terence Stamp's film debut.
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