7.1
H.M.S. Defiant
ActionDramaHistoryApproved
"The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!..."
Duration
1h 41mRelease
15 Apr 1962Country
United Kingdom
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
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.
Cast
Alec GuinnessDirk BogardeMaurice Denham
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Details
Director
Lewis Gilbert
Writers
Nigel KnealeEdmund H. NorthFrank Tilsley
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