It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. Bruce davidsoncourtesy howard greenberg gallery, new york. For the most part though, the audio fares rather well for a film its age with no other problems than those listed above. Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair captain crawford sir alec guinness is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel secondincommand lieutenant scottpadget sir dirk bogarde, whose heavyhanded command style pushes the crew to mutiny. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of damn the defiant. Defiant, even bringing on his young son as apprentice crewman in his pursuit of the french at sea. Wind at my back the strap season 3 episode 9 duration. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. In the historical suspense thriller, damn the defiant. Defiant original title approved 1h 41min action, drama, history 15 april 1962 uk on the h. Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate deployed in the mediterranean during the napoleanic war.
Watch the latest damn the defiant trailer on video detective. The defiant ones fourpart documentary event is told with the help of many of the most notable artists and figures of our time, reflecting hughes unfettered access to iovine, dre and the remarkable cast of figures who have been a part of their success story. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query defiant. Scottpadget thinks crawford is soft on the men and uses crawfords son, who is aboard. I noticed that there was some distortion in the sound and some of the dialogue i found a bit hard to understand. Alec guinness stars in this british sea adventure set during the napoleonic wars as capt. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i. Defiant finds the mate dirk bogarde has driven the men to mutiny. But scottpadget is killed by one of the crew, putting this whole plan in jeopardy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing damn the defiant. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. Deep space nine ds9 and the feature film star trek. It is primarily a great study of alec guinness in his preobi wan days, as the steady yet intimidated captain crawford of hms defiant, whose control over his ship is under the sway of his disobedient second officer, played by the seldom seen dirk bogarde as. 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.
Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, damn the defiant. As a british naval pic id place it below master and commander and hornblower and quite a ways above any of the bountys. Staring anthony quayle, dirk bogarde and alec guinness. Colpix scp 511 original release title damn the defiant country united states format lp release date 1962. During the period in question this was the highlight of jolly jacks day. Shop damn the defiant dvd 1962 region 1 us import ntsc. His exwife was actress lois dane, with whom he had a son.
These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. Its no master and commander for sure, but for 1962, its not bad. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The crew of a royal navy ship embarks on a mission to fight the flotilla of napoleon.
Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. 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. Representative examples might include stuff like master and commander. Defiant on channel 4 this afternoon, shown under its american title damn the defiant. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand dirk bogarde. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. The continual sadism of the defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair captain crawford is locked in a. The lead ship of her class and one of the federations first purposebuilt warships, the defiant first appears in the third season ds9 episode the search, part i, after which it plays a significant role throughout the series in the ensuing. An omission that some old tars might notice, is that we never saw the lads on the defiant get their daily tot of rum.
Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. Damn the defiant whats it about during the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde. Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate. Trailer for damn the defiant defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Spain 5 november 1962 madrid mexico december 1962. Alec guinness stars as captain crawford, an 18thcentury ships captain. Usa 19 september 1962 new york city, new york denmark 6 october 1962. The freelance career began with dirk playing the sadistic lt scottpadget opposite alec guinness as the patient ships captain. The far side of the world, mutiny on the bounty, the hunt for red october, the enemy below, damn the defiant. It profits from an intelligent, insightful screenplay by edmund h. It was also shot in cinemascope, which means that the dvd is a major revelation. 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. Since its theatrical run in 1962, hardly anyone had ever seen it in widescreen, and the movie never made it to laserdisc.
Find out when and where you can watch damn the defiant. It is the year 1797, war with the french revolutionary government is raging as mutiny stalks the british navy because of the very harsh conditions. After crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a french treasure. Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic. Defiant is ready to leave england after acquiring some new hands on a mission to protect a convoy of timber ships from. Scottpadget dirk bogarde is a ruthless career opportunistand borderline torturerwhom the captain is at pains to keep at bay. The uss defiant nx74205 is a fictional starship in the television series star trek. Columbia and soon to appear in lawrence of arabia 1962, columbia. The violent scottpadget goes head to head with crawford on disciplinary issues, and when crawford is injured during a battle with the french, scottpadget ruthlessly takes command. That said, i have a weakness for the subject matter since i grew up on c. Defiant and her ferocious battles in the napoleanic campaign. The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site. Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962.
As the royal navy did not abolish the rum ration until 31 july 1970, and this film was made in 1962, this seems a. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. North and nigel kneale that doesnt fall into the silliphant or carl foreman trap of. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty.
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