Set in 1797, "Billy Budd" tells the story of an innocent and naive seaman serving in the British Navy. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused of the crime and put on trial. Cast: - Terence Stamp as Billy Budd - Robert Ryan as John Claggart, Master-at-Arms - Peter Ustinov as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain - Melvyn Douglas as The Dansker, sailmaker - Paul Rogers as Philip Seymour, 1st Lieutenant - John Neville as Julian Radcliffe, 2nd Lieutenant - David McCallum as Steven Wyatt, Gunnery Officer - Ronald Lewis as Enoch Jenkins, maintopman - Lee Montague as Squeak, Mr. Claggart's assistant - Thomas Heathcote as Alan Payne, maintopman - Ray McAnally as William O'Daniel, maintopman - Robert Brown as Talbot - John Meillon as Neil Kincaid, maintopman - Cyril Luckham as Hallam, Captain of Marines - Niall MacGinnis as Captain Nathaniel Graveling Runtime: 94 minutes.