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Billy Budd / libretto by E.M. Forster & Eric Crozier ; adapted from the story by Hermann Melville.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 1096
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Series:
- Britten-Pears Collection
- Britten-Pears Collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Film adaptations.
- Melville, Herman.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Operas.
- Sailors--Drama.
- Sailors.
- Seafaring life--Drama.
- Seafaring life.
- Genre:
- Action and adventure films.
- Feature films.
- Television programs.
- Operas.
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (158 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- London : DECCA, 2008.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- The story of the clash between the young, innocent sailor, Billy Budd, and his corrupt superior, Claggart.
- Participant:
- Peter Pears, Peter Glossop, Michael Langdon, John Shirley-Quirk, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras.
- Credits:
- Producer, Cedric Messina ; Director, Basil Coleman ; Designer, Tony Abbott ; Costumes, Sheila Glassford ; Lighting, J.C. Richardson ; Make-up, Elizabeth Blattner ; Sound, Derek Miller-Timmins, Chick Anthony.
- Notes:
- This film was first broadcast on BBC Television on 11 December 1966 and the original archival tape was not comparable to today's high technical standards. Nevertheless, careful restoration work has been undertaken by the BBC, and both Decca and the BBC consider this film to such significance to merit release on DVD for the first time.
- OCLC:
- 233637038
- Publisher Number:
- 044007432563
- 074 3256 DECCA
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