Billy Budd
- Episode aired Oct 19, 1952
- 1h 30m
Billy Budd is a young English seaman who has a lusty love of life and a deep devotion to his captain, the master of the ship on which he sails. When Claggert, master-at-arms on the vessel, a... Read allBilly Budd is a young English seaman who has a lusty love of life and a deep devotion to his captain, the master of the ship on which he sails. When Claggert, master-at-arms on the vessel, accuses Billy of treason, he is bewildered and speechless. The only way Billy knows how to ... Read allBilly Budd is a young English seaman who has a lusty love of life and a deep devotion to his captain, the master of the ship on which he sails. When Claggert, master-at-arms on the vessel, accuses Billy of treason, he is bewildered and speechless. The only way Billy knows how to answer him is by striking him, which kills him. Because of the unjust code of the 19th-cen... Read all