H.M.S. Defiant

Film profile: H.M.S. Defiant

In the historical suspense thriller, DAMN THE DEFIANT!, Alec Guiness stars as Crawford, the captain of the H.M.S. Defiant. The ship embarks on a voyage to battle invading French pirates, but megalomaniac Lt. Scott-Padget (Dirk Bogarde) has other plans. The violent Scott-Padget goes head to head with Crawford on disciplinary issues, and when Crawford is injured during a battle with the French, Scott-Padget ruthlessly takes command. It's up to seaman Vizard (Anthony Quayle) to steer up a mutiny and liberate the Defiant from the egotistical Scott-Padget. Based on the novel, MUTINY, by Frank Tilsley, DAMN THE DEFIANT! is an accurate recreation of 18th-century nautical warfare. Director Lewis Gilbert spares no expense on details--the elaborate sets and lavish costumes are of the utmost believability, making the film essential viewing for any history lover.

Actor(s) :		Walter Fitzgerald , Murray Melvin , Anthony Quayle
Director(s) :		Lewis Gilbert
Genre :		General
Classification :		Parental Guidance.
Production year :		1962

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H.M.S. Defiant (Wide Screen) Special features : Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer/Advertising Campaign/Filmographies Sound : Mono Language : English Subtitle : Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish Runtime (min) : 98 Region : Region 2 Studio : THE ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO, SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK Released : 18/03/2002 Catalogue no : CDR 18153