It is referred to as an escortclass ship, as a reference to official starfleet records as recited by benjamin sisko in the. This dvd was purchased to form part of my dirk bogarde collection. Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair captain crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel secondincommand lieutenant scottpadget, whose heavyhanded command style pushes the crew to mutiny. The story has enough twists to keep your attention, as you never know what will happen next on the h. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer lieutenant scottpadget sir dirk bogarde makes this difficult, and when captain crawford sir alec guinness is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand dirk bogarde. Wind at my back the strap season 3 episode 9 duration. The 1962 military history adventure film where fighting napoleon on the high seas meets the enemy within for the british navy. British naval protocol during this period was harsh.
Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. The freelance career began with dirk playing the sadistic lt scottpadget opposite alec guinness as the patient ships captain. Hms defiant vs master and commander damn the defiant. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Aug 02, 2011 purchase damn the defiant on region 1 dvd online and enjoy having your favourite action movies and tv series delivered to you in south africa. Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. Defiant definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Master and commander is infinitely more rewarding to watch if you have read the novels it is based on, but aside from that, while hms defiant damn the defiant is a good movie in its own right, the two films are sufficiently different to make comparisons difficult. Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars. Purchase damn the defiant on region 1 dvd online and enjoy having your favourite action movies and tv series delivered to you in south africa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Alec guinness stars as captain crawford, an 18thcentury ships captain. Volume one 1962 1976 george duning don ellis jerry fielding billy goldenberg jerry goldsmith dave grusin gil melle john parker george romanis leonard rosenman lalo schifrin harry sukman john williams. Defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. It was also shot in cinemascope, which means that the dvd is a major revelation. Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. It is the height of the napoleonic wars and, at sea, capt. When he awakens he hears french voices and wonders if the defiant has been captured by the french. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Scottpadget dirk bogarde is a ruthless career opportunistand borderline torturerwhom the captain is at pains to keep at bay. North based on the novel mutiny by frank tilsley role.
Unrated the commander alec guinness of a british warship must battle napoleons fleet. This is an older film and looks like it, but the transfer still turns out to be of passing grades. If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by. The crew of a royal navy ship embarks on a mission to fight the flotilla of napoleon.
The captain is wounded in the arm and has to be taken down below. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i. Pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released damn the defiant. Shop damn the defiant dvd 1962 region 1 us import ntsc. A likeness of the defiant class is a playable ship class in the turnbased strategy game birth of the federation. Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde.
Defiant 1962 lewis gilbert, alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, adventure, drama, history may 26, 2016 defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. While danger is always around the corner, he soon finds himself at war with his own first officer. It does get a bit confusing at times, especially if youre not up on your history, but it is well worth watching. The dvd provides very mediocre and flawed picture and sound plus no significant extras.
Alec guinness is the captain of a warship called the hms defiant during the french revolutionary wars. The captain calls for the ship to identify itself, but its all a trick. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. The uss defiant and iss defiant are purchasable expansion ships in the board game star trek attack wing. Although this is a hollywood depiction it is nevertheless true. Crawfords crew, led by vizard, is driven to mutiny by the viciousness of one of his officers, lieutenant scottpadget, despite the dangers of invasion by the french. That said, i have a weakness for the subject matter since i grew up on c. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive.
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