Hanging with Billy Budd

By William Russo & Jan Merlin
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Published: Jan. 03, 2012
Words: 95727 (approximate)
Language: English

Description

Herman Melville's character Billy Budd was discovered years after the author died. Since the 1920s, Billy Budd has become emblematic of all American innocent heroes. Now comes a book that traces the character who first inspired a poem, then a short story and novella. Since the 1940s Billy has appeared on stage, movies, opera, radio and television. This is Billy's story.

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herman melville, billy budd, terence stamp, theodor uppmann, charles nolte, john kerr, don murray, scott neal

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Videos

Trailer for Peter Ustinov's s movie Billy Budd
One of the most successful versions of Herman Melville's story about good and evil aboard a 19th century ship, Peter Ustinov, Robert Ryan, Melvyn Douglas and Terence Stamp starred in the 1962 movie.

Rare Footage from Benjamin Britten's opera 'Billy Budd'
In 1952 television provided audiences with the instant classic version of the Benjamin Britten opera, starring Theodor Uppmann as Budd. Enjoy these rare scenes, discussed and explained in the Russo and Merlin book called 'Hanging with Billy Budd.'

Mini-documentary about 2010 opera production
The sumptuous sets of 2010 for another operatic version of 'Billy Budd' are shown in this short documentary.

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