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H.M.S. Defiant (released as Damn the Defiant! in the United States [2]) 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.
- (3.1K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1962-04-15
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.
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
It is the Napoleonic Wars and Captain Crawford takes command of the H.M.S. Defiant and sets off with his orders to Corsica. His second in command is Lt. Scott-Paget, a vindictive and bullying man who has moved through the ranks on account of his higher echelon connections.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments: English ship Defiance (1588) was an 8-gun pinnace that took part in the action against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
HMS Defiant (1962) – (Damn the Defiant!) Director: Lewis Gilbert. Screenplay: Nigel Kneale & Edmund H. North (based on the novel ‘Mutiny’ by Frank Tilsley) Role: Lieutenant Scott-Padget.
