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Britten: Billy Budd

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Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.

DirectorMichael Grandage
ProducersToni Hajal·François Roussillon

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Cast · Directed by Michael Grandage

JAJohn Mark Ainsley
John Mark Ainsley
Captain Vere
MW
Michael Wallace
First Mate
MRMatthew Rose
Matthew Rose
Mr Flint
RM
Richard Mosley-Evans
Bosun
JM
John Moore
Donald
PG
Peter Gijsbertsen
Maintop
BJ
Ben Johnson
Novice
CJ
Colin Judson
Squeak
IPIain Paterson
Iain Paterson
Mr Redburn
DJ
Darren Jeffrey
Lieutenant Radcliffe
PE
Phillip Ens
Claggart
AE
Alasdair Elliott
Red Whiskers

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Britten: Billy Budd hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 13, 2011. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.