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Billy Budd (1962)
United Kingdom119Min
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92 %Billy Budd, a young sailor, joins the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. He experiences a hostile environment and finds himself at odds with the ship's Master-at-Arms, John Claggart. Billy is known for his purity and innocence, which makes him a target for Claggart's envy and hatred. When tensions rise and events spiral out of control, Billy is faced with a court-martial and a fight for justice.
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- british navy
- miscarriage of justice
- injustice
- navy
- military justice
- trial
- court martial
- flogging
- napoleonic wars
- discipline
- master at arms
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- pride
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- mutiny
- american literature on screen
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- death penalty
- whipping
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- 18th century
- ship mutiny
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- english
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- passive resistance
- based on novel
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- accidental death
- based on play
- blow to head
- battle
- year 1797
- 1790s
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- merchant ship
- ocean
- homicide
- french
- gay subtext
- male male relationship
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