H.M.S. Defiant

Name: H.M.S. Defiant
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Genre: Adventure, History, War
Released: 1962-04-15
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.516
Cast: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock

“The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!...”

1962

1h 41m

Adventure History War

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Writers: Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North

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.