Beau Travail
Beau Travail (pronounced [bo tʁa.vaj], French for "good work") is a 1999 French film directed by Claire Denis that is loosely based on Herman Melville's 1888 novella Billy Budd. The story is set in Djibouti, where the protagonists are soldiers in the French Foreign Legion. Parts of the soundtrack of the movie are from Benjamin Britten's 1951 opera based on the novella.
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| Directed by | Claire Denis |
| Screenplay by | Claire Denis Jean-Pol Fargeau |
| Based on | Billy Budd by Herman Melville |
| Produced by | Patrick Grandperret |
| Starring | Denis Lavant Michel Subor |
| Cinematography | Agnès Godard |
| Edited by | Nelly Quettier |
| Music by | Benjamin Britten Charles Henri de Pierrefeu |
| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | French Italian Russian |
| Box office | $570,000 |
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