Directed by:
Peter UstinovCinematography:
Robert KraskerCast:
Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Rogers, John Neville, David McCallum, Ronald Lewis, Niall MacGinnis, Terence Stamp, Ray McAnally, John Meillon (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Robert Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273144_e6909f.jpg)
Robert Ryan
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Peter Ustinov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/315/163315852_48afc9.jpg)
Peter Ustinov
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Spartacus (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Melvyn Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250594_d633ef.jpg)
Melvyn Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Ninotchka (1939)
Paul Rogers
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Our Man in Havana (1959)
![John Neville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273996_66b868.jpg)
John Neville
UK
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 7: Tunguska (1996) (video compilation)
The X-Files – File 1: The Unopened File (1995) (video compilation)
The X Files: Piper Maru (1996) (video compilation)
![David McCallum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/038/166038146_ac9005.jpg)
David McCallum
UK
Best movies:
Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
The Great Escape (1963)
Freud (1962)
![Ronald Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776635_e8b345.jpg)
Ronald Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Scream of Fear (1961)
Billy Budd (1962)
Friends (1971)
![Niall MacGinnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319071_772829.jpg)
Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Lust for Life (1956)
Becket (1964)
![Terence Stamp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267815_f86fe7.jpg)
Terence Stamp
UK
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Wall Street (1987)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
![Ray McAnally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886023_b05228.jpg)
Ray McAnally
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
The Mission (1986)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
![John Meillon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/125/158125876_56bd88.gif)
John Meillon
Australia
Best movies:
The Camel Boy (1984)
The Longest Day (1962)
Wake in Fright (1971)
![Lee Montague](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/104/160104965_92b374.jpg)
Lee Montague
UK
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
![Robert Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/908/160908784_d2b2f0.gif)
Robert Brown
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The 3rd Man (1949)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Barry Keegan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/360/161360480_b599a0.jpg)
Barry Keegan
UK
Best movies:
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Billy Budd (1962)
![Thomas Heathcote](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365610_5c7036.jpg)
Thomas Heathcote
India
Best movies:
Julius Caesar (1970)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Victor Brooks
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The One That Got Away (1957)
Billy Budd (1962)
George Leech
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Thunderball (1965)
Cyril Luckham
UK
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Providence (1977)
Ian Whittaker
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Reach for the Sky (1956)