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1) Billy Budd
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The story of the clash between the young, innocent sailor, Billy Budd, and his corrupt superior, Claggart.
2) Billy Budd
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"Set in 1797, Billy Budd (Terence Stamp) is a young, na©ve seaman on a British Man-o-war. When the sadistic Master-at-arms John Claggart (Robert Ryan) is murdered, Billy is accused and tried. Budd's strong belief in goodness is threatened by Claggart's equally strong force of evil; the consequences are both tragic and lasting"--Container.
3) Billy Budd
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1797. On the high seas, the British Navy boards a merchant ship and presses a young sailor into military service. The innocent boy, who believes in the inherent goodness of all men, witnesses cruelty, deceit and betrayal aboard the naval vessel, yet his honesty and hard work earn the friendship and respect of his crewmates. But can this young man survive and maintain his innocence in a harsh, violent world, or will the evils of the British Navy destroy...
5) Beau travail
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English
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Story of a sergeant in the French Foreign Legion in Djibouti whose ordered life is turned upside down with the arrival of a new recruit who finds favor with the unit's commander. Loosely based on Herman Melville's Billy Budd.
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