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Oct 31, 2022 · HMS Defiant [Dirk Bogarde] [1962] by. Lunar Monkey. Publication date. 2022-10-31. Topics. British Film, Classic Film, HMS Defiant [Dirk Bogarde] [1962], Alec Guinness, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill, Anthony Quayle. Language. English.
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.
With Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock. 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
Dec 10, 2017 · Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde star in the stirring 1962 Napoleonic Wars sea saga film HMS Defiant [Damn the Defiant!] about the on-board clash on the British vessel in 1797.
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.
H.M.S. Defiant is a 1962 British naval war film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, and Anthony Quayle. It was also released as Damn the Defiant! in the United States.
Oct 10, 2000 · Set in 1797 at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, Damn the Defiant! (also known as H.M.S. Defiant) is an enthralling British naval drama made to capitalize on MGM's epic remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, also released in 1962.
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