Battles on the high sea lead to the incapacitation of crawford and to usurpation. I highly recommend damn the defiant to any fan of naval adventure in the age of sail, as typified by horatio hornblower. 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. Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate deployed in the mediterranean during the napoleanic war. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. It is the height of the napoleonic wars and, at sea, capt. The sound is very full and the dialogue was always clear and never overwhelmed. British naval protocol during this period was harsh. After crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a french. 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. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. I remember very well going to see this film when it was released in 1962 and was so impressed that i immediately started a search. The warship hms defiant is under the able leadership of captain crawford during its battles with napoleon and his french navy.
Original trailer mutiny threatens his majestys warship during the war against napoleon in damn the defiant. Damn the defiant 62 bryan pringle anthony quayle dirk. Feb 14, 2016 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Scottpadget thinks crawford is soft on the men and uses crawfords son, who is aboard, to manipulate the ships leader. Crawfords ambitious first mate has thoughts of mutiny when his own counsel is overlooked. It was directed by lewis gilbert, with a screenplay by nigel kneale from frank tilsleys novel mutiny 1958. 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. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the lewis gilbertdirected movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at moviefone. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to. Mutiny on the bounty 1962 original theatrical trailer. During the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. This vintage original still shows a very rare naval photo of bryan pringle on the left and anthony quayle on the right holding guns on dirk bogarde.
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. Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962. Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Seamen passing the time during harsh conditions aboard ship using the only entertainment possible, themselves. Although this is a hollywood depiction it is nevertheless true. Bounty was never filmed in england but was filmed twice in america, in 1935 and 1962. After crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a french treasure. Directed by lewis gilbert, the film features a cast that includes alec guinness, dirk bogarde and anthony quayle. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is. When guinness tries to modify bogardes sadistic adherence to discipline, bogarde responds by. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. Defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the.
As tensions on the vessel mount, crawford must keep. Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair captai. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Defiant, even bringing on his young son as apprentice crewman in his pursuit of the french at sea. Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i. Really enjoyed this website, but the title of the movie in america was actually damn the defiant. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Staring anthony quayle, dirk bogarde and alec guinness. Defiant shipmate receives 24 lashes with the cat o. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for damn the defiant. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies.
Damn the defiant 62 bryan pringle anthony quayle dirk bogarde. Vintage 1 sheet movie poster damn the defiant 1962 alec. These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. The dvd provides very mediocre and flawed picture and sound plus no significant extras. Upon finishing this movie, both returned to lawrence of arabia 1962. Obviously, a movie this old is not going to provide the same kind of audio as a contemporary film, but i found no serious fault with it. 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. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, damn the defiant. This movie goes along the same lines as mutiny on the bounty so for any true film buff, no explanation needed. Jul 08, 2014 50 videos play all mutiny on the bounty 1962 full movie download full hd movie spacearena the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse.
Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair captain crawford is locked in a. Defiant, during the french revolutionary wars, fair captain crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel secondincommand lt. It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. That said, i have a weakness for the subject matter since i grew up on c. Defiant finds the mate dirk bogarde has driven the men to mutiny.
Trailer for damn the defiant defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. It was remade again, after durgnats book was published, as the bounty, 1984, by an australian director roger. Defiant is ready to leave england after acquiring some new hands on a mission to protect a convoy of timber ships from. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing damn the defiant. Details about vintage 1 sheet movie poster damn the defiant 1962 alec guinness dirk bogarde. Defiant is a british naval war cinemascope and technicolor film from 1962 starring alec. There is at least one publicity photo showing a full size ship in the ocean with the actors in costume about the lower rigging. Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand dirk bogarde. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48. Find out when and where you can watch damn the defiant.
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