Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure 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. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Original trailer mutiny threatens his majestys warship during the war against napoleon in damn the defiant. Bruce davidson is undeniably one of the most influential and important photographers of our time. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. The captain is wounded in the arm and has to be taken down below. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is. It profits from an intelligent, insightful screenplay by edmund h. My dam life by sean condon is a witty and hilarious truelife tale of three years in the. This dvd was purchased to form part of my dirk bogarde collection. The story has enough twists to keep your attention, as you never know what will happen next on the h.
That said, i have a weakness for the subject matter since i grew up on c. North based on the novel mutiny by frank tilsley role. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services.
He had directed films about the rescue of a bomber crew shot down over the ocean in the sea shall not have them 1954 and the hunt for a notorious german warship, sink the bismarck. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i. 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. Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The ship is led by captain crawford alec guinness, a fair man who is afraid to rattle the cage of his next in command, the sadistic lieutenant scottpadget dirk bogarde. Defiant is a british naval war cinemascope and technicolor film from 1962 starring alec guinness and dirk bogarde. 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. Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair.
When he awakens he hears french voices and wonders if the defiant has been captured by the french. Alec guinness stars as the humane captain crawford of the defiant, finding himself at odds with his first officer mr scottpadget, played with a supercilious and sadistic brio by dirk bogarde, who is despised by the crew on account of his cruel methods. Sir alec guinness and sir anthony quayle made this movie during the two month break in the shooting of lawrence of arabia 1962, when the production moved from jordan to spain. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Upon finishing this movie, both returned to lawrence of arabia 1962. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Wind at my back the strap season 3 episode 9 duration. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. It was also shot in cinemascope, which means that the dvd is a major revelation. Director lewis gilbert delivers a captivating drama, damn the defiant. The freelance career began with dirk playing the sadistic lt scottpadget opposite alec guinness as the patient ships captain. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand dirk bogarde. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic.
Hms defiant aka damn the defiant is a stirring fictional tale which uses the real life spithead mutiny of 1797 as a backdrop. The crew of a royal navy ship embarks on a mission to fight the flotilla of napoleon. Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Scottpadget dirk bogarde is a ruthless career opportunistand borderline torturerwhom the captain is at pains to keep at bay. Since its theatrical run in 1962, hardly anyone had ever seen it in widescreen, and the movie never made it to laserdisc. As a british naval pic id place it below master and commander and hornblower and quite a ways above any of the bountys. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises damn the defiant. It is the height of the napoleonic wars and, at sea, capt. Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, damn the defiant. Picking up a camera at the age of ten, davidson quickly found himself on the streets of chicago, photographing city life.
Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde. 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. The captain calls for the ship to identify itself, but its all a trick. 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. Thesis research explorer universiteit van amsterdam. The film follows the exploits of the royal navy frigate hms defiant, her captain, officers.
There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Nov 06, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises damn the defiant. These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. Damn the defiant 1962 bp9w2m from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. In 1962 an amsterdam window cleaner and selfprofessed sorcerer, robert jasper grootveld. It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. 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 continual sadism of the defiants first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is.
Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate deployed in the mediterranean during the napoleanic war. Music from the original 1962 motion picture soundtrack. This is an older film and looks like it, but the transfer still turns out to be of passing grades. The commander alec guinness of a british warship must battle napoleons fleet and his own mutinous crew. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. North and nigel kneale that doesnt fall into the silliphant or carl foreman trap of.
Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962. Complete your clifton parker muir mathieson collection. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. One of his last performances was a character part in the spielbergproduced young sherlock holmes 1986. Set about the time of the spithead mutiny, the defiant is sent to the mediterranean with a crew who are aware that the mutiny is about to take place and with officers in conflict. The dvd provides very mediocre and flawed picture and sound plus no significant extras. It does get a bit confusing at times, especially if youre not up on your history, but it is well worth watching. Alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock, richard carpenter, peter gill, david robinson, robin stewart, ray brooks, peter greenspan with fast shipping and toprated customer service.
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