H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

Dir: Lewis Gilbert Adventure / Drama / History stars 3

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H.M.S. Defiant is a British adventure film first released in 1962, directed by Lewis Gilbert. The film stars Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock and Richard Carpenter. It has also been released under the title: Damn the Defiant!. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Script: Frank Tilsley, Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North
Photo: Christopher Challis
Music: Clifton Parker
Cast: Alec Guinness (Captain Crawford), Dirk Bogarde (Lieut. Scott-Padget), Maurice Denham (Mr. Goss (Ship’s Surgeon)), Nigel Stock (Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick), Richard Carpenter (Lieut. Ponsonby), Peter Gill (Lieut. D’Arblay), David Robinson (Midshipman Harvey Crawford), Robin Stewart (Midshipman Pardoe), Ray Brooks (Hayes), Peter Greenspan (Johnson), Anthony Quayle (Vizard), Tom Bell (Evans), Murray Melvin (Percival Wagstaffe), Victor Maddern (Bosun Dawlish), Bryan Pringle (Marine Sgt. Kneebone), Johnny Briggs (Wheatley), Brian Phelan (Grimshaw), Toke Townley (Seaman ’Silly Billy’ Whiting), Declan Mulholland (Morrison), Walter Fitzgerald (Admiral Jackson), Joy Shelton (Mrs. Crawford – Harvey’s Mother), Anthony Oliver (Tavern Leader), Russell Napier (Flag Captain), Michael Coles (Flag Lieutenant), André Maranne (Colonel Giraud), James Bolam (Midshipman Assisting In Operation), Ann Lynn (Young wife whose husband is pressed)
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 101 min
Aka: Damn the Defiant!

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