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H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!...

19626.51h 41m

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.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Written by Frank Tilsley, Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North
Produced by John Brabourne
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Top Cast

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Captain Crawford

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Lieut. Scott-Padget

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Vizard

Maurice Denham

Maurice Denham

Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)

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Nigel Stock

Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

Evans

Richard Carpenter

Richard Carpenter

Lieut. Posonby

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Peter Gill

Lieut. D'Arblay

Ray Brooks

Ray Brooks

Hayes

Robin Stewart

Robin Stewart

Pardoe

Themes & Keywords

seashipmutinybased on novel or booksonroyal navynapoleonic warstall ship18th centurysea battlehigh seaspress gangenglish navy

About H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant is a adventure, history, war film released in 1962 exploring themes of sea, ship, mutiny, based on novel or book, son, royal navy. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, it stars Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle. 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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