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H.M.S. Defiant (released as Damn the Defiant! in the United States) is a British naval war CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious title ship at around the time of the Spithead mutiny in 1797.
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1962-04-15
On board H.M.S. Defiant, Captain Crawford (Alec Guinness) is having his own battle with arrogant First Lieutenant Scott-Padg ...more. @Ted-Says - It is the year 1797, war with the French...
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Jun 14, 2022 · DAMN THE DEFIANT is a rousing historical adventure starring Alec Guinness,who must battle a mutinous crew and Napoleon’s fleet. As commander of the British w...
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Oct 31, 2022 · British Film, Classic Film, HMS Defiant [Dirk Bogarde] [1962], Alec Guinness, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill, Anthony Quayle Language English
Overview. Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.
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During the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Crawford of H. M. S. Defiant is warned that his second in command, Lieutenant Scott-Padget, is a brutal sadist who has connections with the Admiralty. What the captain does not know is that a fleet-wide mutiny is underway and that his crew is planning to take over the Defiant before it reaches Corsica.
