Melville's sailor hero (Terence Stamp) opposes Claggart (Robert Ryan), the cruel master-at-arms.
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Robert Ryan | John Claggart |
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Terence Stamp | Billy Budd |
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Peter Ustinov | Edwin Fairfax Vere |
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Melvyn Douglas | The Dansker |
| Paul Rogers | Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant | |
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John Neville | Julian Ratcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant |
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David McCallum | Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer |
| Ronald Lewis | Enoch Jenkins, maintopman | |
| Lee Montague | Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant | |
| Thomas Heathcote | Alan Payne | |
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Ray McAnally | William O'Daniel |
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Robert Brown | Arnold Talbot |
| John Meillon | Neil Kincaid |
Directing |
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| Peter Ustinov | Director |
Sound |
| Antony Hopkins | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Louis O. Coxe | Theatre Play |
| Robert H. Chapman | Theatre Play |
| DeWitt Bodeen | Screenplay |
| Herman Melville | Novel |