H.M.S. Defiant (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.
- Released
- 1962-04-15
- Genres
- Adventure, History, War
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lewis Gilbert, Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 62 votes
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
- Ray Brooks as Hayes
- Robin Stewart as Pardoe
- Murray Melvin as Wagstaffe
- Victor Maddern as Dawlish
- David Robinson as Harvey Crawford
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