Billy Budd
Brief Synopsis
Performance of the 1951 Benjamin Britten opera, based on the novella by Herman Melville about an innocent young sailor sentenced to death for the accidental murder of his evil persecutor, a malevolent officer aboard a British warship during the French Wars of 1797.
Cast & Crew
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Bruce Donnell
Director
Sven Leaf
Anthony Dean Griffey
Kim Josephson
John Osborn
Dwayne Croft
Film Details
Also Known As
Metropolitan Opera Presents (06/03/98), The
Genre
Period
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
Synopsis
Performance of the 1951 Benjamin Britten opera, based on the novella by Herman Melville about an innocent young sailor sentenced to death for the accidental murder of his evil persecutor, a malevolent officer aboard a British warship during the French Wars of 1797.
Cast
Sven Leaf
Anthony Dean Griffey
Kim Josephson
John Osborn
Dwayne Croft
Benjamin Ungar
Julien Robbins
William Scot Murray
Benjamin Diskant
Garrick Utley
Thomas Hammons
David Kessel
Kevin Short
James Morris
Bradley Garvin
Paul Plishka
James Courtney
Nathan Gunn
Philip Langridge
Tony Stevenson
Andrew Jablon
Bernard Fitch
Bob Brubaker
Crew
Peter Allen
Other
Miguel Armstrong
Camera
Juan A Barrera
Camera
Mel Becker
Audio
Steuart Bedford
Music Conductor
Terence Benson
Stage Manager
John Bowen
Audio Post-Production
Gary Bradley
Editor
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Benjamin Britten
Music
Alan Buchner
Video
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
Wayne Chouinard
Other
Ann M Chung
Other
Paul Cohen
Audio
Eric Corzier
Other
Jim Covello
Camera
John Dexter
Producer
Stephen Diaz
Carpenter
Elena Doria
Music
William Dudley
Set Designer
William Dudley
Costume Designer
Steven Eldredge
Music
Cori Ellison
Other Writer
Susan Erben
Producer
John Feher
Camera
Aileen Forbes
Production Assistant
E M Forster
Other
Vin Gizzi
Audio Post-Production
Joseph Gracey
Electrician
Randolph Greer
Camera
Manny Gutierrez
Camera
Linda Hall
Music
Shaun Harkins
Camera
William Hicks
Music
Raymond Hughes
Other
Bill King
Audio
David Kneuss
Assistant Director
Emmett Loughran
Technical Director
William Malloy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Edward Mcconway
Property Master
Karen Mclaughlin
Music
Herman Melville
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Jay Milla
Production
Sylvia Nolan
Costume Designer
Susan Noll
Video
Jake Ostroff
Camera
Stephen Pickover
Assistant Director
Donna Racik
Music
Donna Racik
Other
Paul Ranieri
Video
Manny Rodriguez
Camera
Jay David Saks
Audio
Mark Schubin
Other
Jim Scurti
Camera
Michael Shoskes
Audio
David Smith
Camera
Billy Steinberg
Video
Magda Szayer
Hair Stylist
Victoria Warivonchik
Associate Producer
Ron Washburn
Camera
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Gil Wechsler
Lighting
Lesley Weston
Wardrobe
Film Details
Also Known As
Metropolitan Opera Presents (06/03/98), The
Genre
Period
Release Date
1998
Technical Specs
Duration
3h
