Music composed by clifton parker, and conducted by muir mathieson. Starring alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, and nigel stock. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. 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. These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. The film was directed by lewis gilbert, now mostly remembered for his contributions to the james bond series of movies but who also directed a host of classic british films between 1944 and 1995. The crew of a royal navy ship embarks on a mission to fight the flotilla of napoleon. And i agree it is better than either version of mutiny on the bounty. Despite the fact that this film is not as known as some other sea sagas, it has some spectacular battle scenes, which are quite impressive even today. A captain struggles with his allegiances when his tyrannical lieutenant inspires the crew to mutiny. Defiant is ready to leave england after acquiring some new hands on a mission to protect a convoy of timber ships from. Defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars.
The continual sadism of defiants first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. The original defiant damn 1962 143 movie adventure alec 8x10 still guinness, guinness, still 8x10 the movie adventure 143 original alec damn defiant 1962. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Stars as the captain in seafaring romance british production is shown at criterion. The idea behind this feature genre guesstimation is for me to watch a bunch of new movies or ones that i havent seen many times from the chosen monthly gg genre in order to expand my knowledge of movies within that particular genre. Jul 09, 2018 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. See the article in its original context from september 20, 1962, page 0 buy reprints view on timesmachine timesmachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Ive always loved movies set at sea, whether naval movies like damn the defiant, or pirate movies. Approved 1h 41min action, drama, history 15 april 1962 uk on the h.
Movie posters,high res movie posters image for damn the defiant. This movie goes along the same lines as mutiny on the bounty so for any true film buff, no explanation needed. Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate deployed in the mediterranean during the napoleanic war. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. Original trailer mutiny threatens his majestys warship during the war against napoleon in damn the defiant. 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. You do have a point about the camera though, they did all too good a job of.
Trailer for damn the defiant defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Hms defiant vs master and commander damn the defiant. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. Dirk bogarde is riveting, dominating all his scenes, and it requires an actor of alec guinnesss stature to prevent him from stealing the film. Channel lineups may be customized to hide unwanted channels, add new channels, and change the channels display order. Click the manage lineups icon above the grid then click edit channels in the desired lineup. Damn defiant original official site damn defiant original. Damn the defiant original movie still 8x10 alec guinness, adventure 1962 143 damn the defiant.
Do you happen to know if any fullscale ship was involved. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic underling lieutenant scottpaget dirk bogarde. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be. Film stars alec guinness, dirk bogarde and anthony quayle. Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, damn the defiant. Damn the defiant trailer 1962 video detective movie.
British naval protocol during this period was harsh. As period war movies go, youll find this defiant shipshape indeed. Watch the latest damn the defiant trailer on video detective. Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. During the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962. After recently viewing the bloated battleship, it was a step back in historical and cinematic time watching these films. Damn the defiant captain horatio hornblower 1951 and damn the defiant. You do have a point about the camera though, they did all too good a job of simulating the movement of a ship. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing damn the defiant. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Staring anthony quayle, dirk bogarde and alec guinness. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. Aug 29, 2012 captain horatio hornblower 1951 and damn the defiant.
In films since 1938s lancashire luck, stock appeared in such major british releases as brighton rock 1946, the dam busters 1955 damn the defiant 1962 and cromwell 1969. Defiant, even bringing on his young son as apprentice crewman in his pursuit of the french at sea. Damn the defiant whats it about during the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. David robinson can be an acting professional, known for damn the defiant. What the fairminded crawford doesnt count on in his latest voyage is his new secondincommand, first lieutenant scottpadget bogarde, a young martinet in the making, with friends in. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48. Oct 11, 2009 ive always loved movies set at sea, whether naval movies like damn the defiant, or pirate movies. Really enjoyed this website, but the title of the movie in america was actually damn the defiant. Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny.