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Director:
Writers:
Frank Tilsley (novel)
Nigel Kneale (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 April 1962 (UK) more
Tagline:
The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!... more
Plot:
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty... more | add synopsis
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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Damn the Defiant! (USA)
Mutiny (UK) (working title)
The Mutineers (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
101 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (2002) | USA:Approved | West Germany:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Goofs:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "War of 1812" (1999) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Mutiny on the Defiant, 5 June 2007
8/10
Author: Daniel Kincaid from Canada

"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.

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