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.| Status: | Released (1962-04-15) |
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| Screen: | Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North, Frank Tilsley |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Italiano |
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- 12248: Alec Guinness - Captain Crawford
- 21605: Dirk Bogarde - Lieut. Scott-Padget
- 14371: Anthony Quayle - Vizard
- 39952: Maurice Denham - Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
- 108637: Nigel Stock - Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick
- 22169: Tom Bell - Evans
- 25498: Richard Carpenter - Lieut. Posonby
Crews
- 10076: Lewis Gilbert - Director - Directing
- 134030: Frank Tilsley - Novel - Writing
- 66202: Nigel Kneale - Screenplay - Writing
- 12277: Edmund H. North - Screenplay - Writing
- 35850: John Brabourne - Producer - Production
- 1138068: Douglas Peirce - Associate Producer - Production
- 30923: Christopher Challis - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Spithead Mutiny Avast. 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 echel ....
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