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| Genre/Form: | Fiction television programs Television adaptations Television programs Film adaptations Drama |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Benjamin Britten |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Thomas Allen; Philip Langridge; Richard Van Allen; David Atherton; Herman Melville; Eric Crozier; E M Forster; Benjamin Britten; English National Opera.; Home Vision (Firm); RM Arts (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. |
| OCLC Number: | 20980500 |
| Notes: | "BIL 01." Synopsis in English (7 p. ; 17 cm.)--included. |
| Credits: | Directed for video by Barrie Gavin. |
| Cast: | Thomas Allen, baritone ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Richard Van Allan, bass ; English National Opera ; David Atherton, conductor. |
| Description: | 1 videocassette (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 synopsis (7 p. ; 18 cm.) |
| Details: | VHS stereo hi-fi. |
| Responsibility: | by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Herman Melville ; directed for the stage by Tim Albery ; a BBC-TV/RM Arts co-production. |
Abstract:
Billy Budd, a young seaman, is persecuted malevolently by his master-at-arms, John Claggart. Unjustly accused of mutiny, Billy accidentally strikes Claggart dead, and the tormented Captain Vere has no option but to hang him.
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