Billy Budd (1962)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War | Director: Peter Ustinov
BDRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 2560 Kbps | 2h 3mn | 2,53 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Commentary track | Subtitles: English
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War | Director: Peter Ustinov
In this film based on the Herman Melville novel, handsome, young Billy Budd (Terence Stamp) joins the British navy during wartime, where his skill quickly makes him a trusted crew member. However, sinister master-at-arms Claggart (Robert Ryan), secretly jealous of Billy, accuses him of treason. Billy strikes Claggart in anger, causing him to fall and die. Capt. Vere (Peter Ustinov) feels pity for Billy but believes that maritime law requires that Billy be executed for killing an officer.
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Audio Commentary with Actor Terence Stamp and Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh: Soderbergh directed Stamp in The Limey (one of the director's best films), and here he serves primarily as an interviewer, prompting Billy Budd's star with questions about the making of the film, the people he worked with, and his long and colorful career. Stamp's recall is remarkable and his stories are vivid, recounting a life that included rooming with Michael Caine as young and penniless actors, being directed by Ustinov, Wyler and Fellini, and acting opposite partners as varied as Robert Ryan, Samantha Eggar and Marlon Brando. The track is essential listening for any admirer of the actor's work.