Billy Budd

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Herman Melville    wrote    Billy Budd Story of good and evil aboard the HMS Bellipotent in 1797. Unfinished at his death in 1891 and not published until 1924. early versions gave the book's title as Billy Budd, Foretopman, while it now seems clear Melville intended Billy Budd, Sailor: (An Inside Narrative) Arts & Literature > Books

Benjamin Britten    composed the opera    Billy Budd Based on the Herman Melville novel; first performed in London in December, 1951 Music > Operas

Billy Budd (1962)    starred    Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov and Melvyn Douglas Director: Peter Ustinov. Also starred Paul Rogers, John Neville & Terence Stamp Movies > Movies of the 1960s

Billy Budd (1962)    has the tagline    TERENCE STAMP. A New Face! A New Talent! A Great New Star Discovery! Movies > Movie Taglines

Peter Ustinov    directed    Billy Budd (1962) Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films

Herman Melville    created the character    Billy Budd Billy Budd Arts & Literature > Characters in Literature

Billy Budd, The Turn of The Screw, Peter Grimes    are all    Operas by Britten Misc > Common Threads 1