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Billy Budd

1997MovieMusic

John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose kindness and innocence cause his downfall. The great James Morris is Claggart, master-at-arms on the…

DirectorJohn Dexter

WritersEric Crozier·E.M. Forster

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Cast · Directed by John Dexter

Philip Langridge

Philip Langridge

Dwayne Croft

James Morris

Julien Robbins

Lieutenant Ratcliffe

Anthony Dean Griffey

Anthony Dean Griffey

Paul Plishka

Thomas Hammons

James Courtney

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