Join us at the Beacon Cinema in downtown Pittsfield for a screening of the 1962 film Billy Budd, directed and produced by Peter Ustinov; also starring Terrence Stamp, Robert Ryan, and Melvyn Douglas. Enjoy this critically-acclaimed British historical drama on the big screen.

The film will be introduced by Arrowhead docent Richard Matturro.  Matturro is a native of Rye, New York, and holds a doctorate in English with a specialization in Shakespeare and Greek Mythology. After sixteen years at the Albany Times Union, he taught literature at the University of Albany for fourteen years. He is the author of numerous newspaper articles and six novels.