H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

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

  • Genre: Adventure, History, War
  • Release Date: 1962-04-15
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 43 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Lewis Gilbert
star 6.5/10
From 43 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Alec Guinness

    as Captain Crawford
  • Dirk Bogarde

    as Lieut. Scott-Padget
  • Anthony Quayle

    as Vizard
  • Maurice Denham

    as Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
  • Nigel Stock

    as Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick
  • Tom Bell

    as Evans
  • Richard Carpenter

    as Lieut. Posonby
  • Peter Gill

    as Lieut. D'Arblay
  • Ray Brooks

    as Hayes
  • Robin Stewart

    as Pardoe
  • Murray Melvin

    as Wagstaffe
  • Victor Maddern

    as Dawlish
  • David Robinson

    as Harvey Crawford
  • Bryan Pringle

    as Sgt Kneebone
  • Johnny Briggs

    as Wheatley
  • Toke Townley

    as Silly Billy
  • Declan Mulholland

    as Morrison
  • Peter Greenspan

    as Johnson
  • Brian Phelan

    as Grimshaw
  • Walter Fitzgerald

    as Admiral Jackson
  • Joy Shelton

    as Mrs Crawford
  • Anthony Oliver

    as Tavern Leader
  • Russell Napier

    as Flag Captain
  • Michael Coles

    as Flag Lieutenant
  • André Maranne

    as Col. Giraud
  • Del Baker

    as Marine Captain (uncredited)
  • Joe Beckett

    as Crewman (uncredited)
  • James Bolam

    as Midshipman (uncredited)
  • Tom Bowman

    as Bosun (uncredited)
  • Jim Brady

    as Press Gang (uncredited)
  • Vic Chapman

    as Crewman (uncredited)
  • Maxwell Craig

    as Crewman (uncredited)
  • Dick Gregory

    as Purser (uncredited)
  • Patrick Halpin

    as Crewman (uncredited)
  • Walter Henry

    as Pressed Crewman (uncredited)
  • Ann Lynn

    as Young Wife of Pressed Crewman (uncredited)
  • Alf Mangan

    as Sailor (uncredited)
  • Endre Muller

    as French Captain (uncredited)
  • Roger Mutton

    as Sailor (uncredited)
  • Emilio Scala

    as Pirate (uncredited)
  • Arnold Schulkes

    as Crewman (uncredited)
  • James Sharkey

    as Venetian Captain (uncredited)
  • Vera Tilsley

    as Girl in Inn (uncredited)
  • Harry Webster

    as Flagship Sailor (uncredited)
  • Fred Wood

    as French Sailor (uncredited)
Directing Lewis Gilbert Director
Writing Frank Tilsley Novel
Writing Nigel Kneale Screenplay
Writing Edmund H. North Screenplay
Production John Brabourne Producer
Production Douglas Peirce Associate Producer
Sound Clifton Parker Music
Camera Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Editing Peter R. Hunt Editor
Art Percy Godbold Property Buyer
Sound Ken Ritchie Boom Operator

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