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BILLY BUDD (1962)

Verenigd Koninkrijk
Avontuur
119 minuten

geregisseerd door Peter Ustinov
met Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov en Terence Stamp

Deze film is Ustinovs bijtende bewerking van klassiek zeemansverhaal. Billy Budd (Stamp) een goedhartige, jonge matroos valt ten prooi aan de sadistische streken van wapenmeester John Claggart (Ryan).

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Spot info

Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007


Director: Peter Ustinov

Principal Cast:
          Robert Ryan,
          Peter Ustinov,
          Melvyn Douglas,
          Terence Stamp


Description
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Ustinov directs himself and a whole clutch of British talent in this worthy but eminently satisfying adaptation of Melville"s novel. Stamp, here making his film debut, is excellent as the naive young seaman Billy, who is hauled before the courts after his sadistic master-at-arms (Ryan) is murdered and the finger of suspicion points squarely at him. Dealing sympathetically with the issues of morality which arise from Billy"s predicament, and inviting the audience to question how they would behave in the same situation, Ustinov proves as proficient behind camera as he is in front of it. 


Format: NTSC

DVD Size: 5.38 GB -- Exact Untouched Copy

Runtime (main feature): 123 minutes

Type: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 | Anamorphic

Sound (main feature): English DD2.0

Subtitles: optional English



DISC FEATURES:

# Commentary by Terence Stamp and Steven Soderbergh.
# Theatrical trailer.



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