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Special Event
Event
Winter Film Festival: Billy Budd
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 41.837262, -69.972759
50 Nauset Road, Eastham, MA
Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Time:
1:30 PM
Duration:
2 hours
Type of Event
Exhibition/Show
Partner Program
2 hr. 3 min.
Description
Cape Cod National Seashore will kick off its annual winter film festival on Sunday, January 7, with the theme, “Maritime Movie Classics”. The films will show on six consecutive Sundays at 1:30 pm on the theatre-size screen at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. The festival is co-sponsored by the Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore.
Details for January 21: Billy Budd (2 hr. 3 min.)In this film based on the Herman Melville novel, young Billy Budd joins the British navy during wartime, where his skill quickly makes him a trusted crew member. However, sinister master-at-arms Claggart, secretly jealous of Billy, accuses him of treason. Billy strikes Claggart in anger, causing him to fall and die. Captain Vere feels pity for Billy but believes that maritime law requires that Billy be executed for killing an officer.
Salt Pond Visitor Center is located at the intersection of Route 6 and Nauset Road in Eastham and can be contacted by calling 508-255-3421. The visitor center is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm.