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Captain Vere, an old man, is haunted by a moment in his life when he was tested and found wanting. Based on Herman Melville's novella of naval life in the late 18th Century, Benjamin Britten's 'Billy Budd' is a gripping reflection on good and evil, innocence and corruption.

Date: 04/25/2011

Rating: 10.0

Cast: John Mark Ainsley, Michael Wallace, Matthew Rose, Richard Mosley-Evans, John Moore, Peter Gijsbertsen, Ben Johnson, Colin Judson, Iain Paterson, Darren Jeffrey, Phillip Ens, Alasdair Elliott, Toby Girling, Jacques Imbrailo, John-Owen Miley-Read, Alexander Robin Baker, Mark Elder, Jeremy White, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Honywood

John Mark Ainsley