Billy Budd · Sense

Drama 1962 1h 59m

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Billy Budd

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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DIRECTOR

Peter Ustinov

SCREENPLAY

DeWitt Bodeen
Peter Ustinov

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Robert Krasker

EDITOR

Jack Harris

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Antony Hopkins

PRODUCER

Peter Ustinov

BOOM OPERATOR

Tom Buchanan

NOVEL

Herman Melville

THEATRE PLAY

Louis O. Coxe
Robert H. Chapman

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Billy Budd
Released 1962
Directed by Peter Ustinov
Title page #5334

Academy Awards

1963Nominee: Best Supporting Actor

BAFTA Awards

1963Nominee: Best British Screenplay
Nominee: Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles
Nominee: Best British Film
Nominee: Best Film

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Golden Globe Awards

1962Winner: New Star Of The Year – Actor

National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films

1962Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
Nominee: Directors Guild Of America Award For Outstanding Directing – Feature Film