Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Billy Budd end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Billy Budd easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Billy Budd violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Billy Budd

Name: Billy Budd
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 1962
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Terence Stamp, Robert Ryan, Peter Ustinov, Melvyn Douglas, Paul Rogers

The men! The mutiny! The might of the greatest adventure classic of the high seas!

Directed by Peter Ustinov

Produced by Anglo Allied

1962119 min7.3 / 10

A tragic courtroom drama set aboard a warship that grapples with justice, innocence, and the collision between individual morality and institutional law.

Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.

Clusters

Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Religion Versus The System Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Detective And Interrogation Movies Murder And Assassination

Genres

Drama Action

Keywords

Mutiny Court Case War Ship Homicide

Questions people ask

Is Billy Budd sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Billy Budd end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Billy Budd scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Billy Budd easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Billy Budd violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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