Defiant on channel 4 this afternoon, shown under its american title damn the defiant. Usa 19 september 1962 new york city, new york denmark 6 october 1962. These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. Shop damn the defiant dvd 1962 region 1 us import ntsc. Staring anthony quayle, dirk bogarde and alec guinness. I noticed that there was some distortion in the sound and some of the dialogue i found a bit hard to understand.
Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. Watch the latest damn the defiant trailer on video detective. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of damn the defiant. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. Defiant is ready to leave england after acquiring some new hands on a mission to protect a convoy of timber ships from. During the period in question this was the highlight of jolly jacks day. Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde. The uss defiant nx74205 is a fictional starship in the television series star trek.
The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. Deep space nine ds9 and the feature film star trek.
Bruce davidsoncourtesy howard greenberg gallery, new york. Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Defiant original title approved 1h 41min action, drama, history 15 april 1962 uk on the h. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Scottpadget thinks crawford is soft on the men and uses crawfords son, who is aboard. Wind at my back the strap season 3 episode 9 duration. It profits from an intelligent, insightful screenplay by edmund h. Defiant and her ferocious battles in the napoleanic campaign.
Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars. 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. An omission that some old tars might notice, is that we never saw the lads on the defiant get their daily tot of rum. 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. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i. Alec guinness stars in this british sea adventure set during the napoleonic wars as capt. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain 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. 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.
As a british naval pic id place it below master and commander and hornblower and quite a ways above any of the bountys. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, damn the defiant. That said, i have a weakness for the subject matter since i grew up on c. After crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a french treasure. The continual sadism of the defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Spain 5 november 1962 madrid mexico december 1962. Tom bell died on october 5, 2006, in brighton, east sussex, england, of unspecified causes, just two months after his seventythird birthday. Trailer for damn the defiant defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. For the most part though, the audio fares rather well for a film its age with no other problems than those listed above.
Damn the defiant whats it about during the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. North based on the novel mutiny by frank tilsley role. The crew of a royal navy ship embarks on a mission to fight the flotilla of napoleon. Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962. It was also shot in cinemascope, which means that the dvd is a major revelation. The freelance career began with dirk playing the sadistic lt scottpadget opposite alec guinness as the patient ships captain. Alec guinness stars as captain crawford, an 18thcentury ships captain. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query defiant. Representative examples might include stuff like master and commander. 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.
North and nigel kneale that doesnt fall into the silliphant or carl foreman trap of. 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. Find out when and where you can watch damn the defiant. 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. Its no master and commander for sure, but for 1962, its not bad. Since its theatrical run in 1962, hardly anyone had ever seen it in widescreen, and the movie never made it to laserdisc. The far side of the world, mutiny on the bounty, the hunt for red october, the enemy below, damn the defiant. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 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. Scottpadget dirk bogarde is a ruthless career opportunistand borderline torturerwhom the captain is at pains to keep at bay. Columbia and soon to appear in lawrence of arabia 1962, columbia. 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. 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.
Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate deployed in the mediterranean during the napoleanic war. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic. Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. Alec guinness, dirk bogarde, anthony quayle is a british adventure cinemascope and technicolor film from 1962 starring alec guinness and dirk bogarde. Colpix scp 511 original release title damn the defiant country united states format lp release date 1962. 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. Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair captain crawford is locked in a. In the historical suspense thriller, damn the defiant.
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