H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

101 mins | Adventure, History | April 15, 1962

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

101 mins | Adventure, History | April 15, 1962

H.M.S. Defiant
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title H.M.S. Defiant
Directors Lewis Gilbert
Writers Frank Tilsley, Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North

Cast

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

James Bolam

as Midshipman