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H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
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15 April 1962 (UK)
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The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!... more
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Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty...
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Mutiny on the Defiant
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alec Guinness | ... | Captain Crawford |
 | Dirk Bogarde | ... | Lieut. Scott-Padget |
 | Maurice Denham | ... | Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon) |
| Nigel Stock | ... | Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick |
| Richard Carpenter | ... | Lieut. Ponsonby |
| Peter Gill | ... | Lieut. D'Arblay |
| David Robinson | ... | Midshipman Harvey Crawford |
| Robin Stewart | ... | Midshipman Pardoe |
| Ray Brooks | ... | Hayes |
| Peter Greenspan | ... | Johnson |
| Anthony Quayle | ... | Vizard |
| Tom Bell | ... | Evans |
| Murray Melvin | ... | Percival Wagstaffe |
| Victor Maddern | ... | Bosun Dawlish |
| Bryan Pringle | ... | Marine Sgt. Kneebone |
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Portugal:M/12 |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (2002) |
USA:Approved |
West Germany:12
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Alec Guinness made this movie during the two month break in the shooting of Lawrence of Arabia (1962), when the production moved from Jordan to Spain. Upon finishing "Damn the Defiant!" Guinness resumed his role of Prince Faisal.
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Crew or equipment visible: As the second sailor is buried at sea you can see a rope tied to the body leading back along the ship. Obviously so they can haul the dummy back on board after the scene ends.
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Featured in "War of 1812" (1999)
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"H.M.S. Defiant" or "Damn the Defiant!" starts by going through the usual motions of a portrayal of the Napoleonic era British Navy, a press gang conscripts men from a port town and supplies are loaded onto the H.M.S. Defiant.
However, from there, an interesting rivalry between Captain Crawford, played by Alec Guinness and Lieutenant Scott-Padget, played by Dirk Bograde, develops. Both of these actors gave excellent performances and were supported well by the performances of the ship's crew. The story is supported by a number of battle sequences, which are of high quality.
Although this is not the best film portrayal of the British Navy in the Napoleonic era, "H.M.S. Defiant" is solid and worth seeing for the performances of Alec Guinness and Dirk Bograde, as well as its battle sequences.