H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant released as Damn the Defiant in the United States is a British adventure CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the Spithead Mutiny. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert, with a screenplay by Nigel Kneale from Frank Tilsleys novel Mutiny 1958. The film had its World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in Londons West End onFebruary 1962.
Meanwhile, some of the crew, led by seaman Vizard Anthony Quayle, are organising to strike for better conditions, in conjunction with similar efforts throughout the British fleet. They eventually pledge virtually the entire crew.In the Mediterranean, the Defiant encounters a French frigate escorting a merchant ship. After a sharp engagement, a boarding party from the Defiant captures the French frigate, and the merchantman surrenders. Crawford dispatches his son as part of the prize crew tasked to send the captured merchantman back to a British port, thereby placing him out of ScottPadgets reach. Crawford tells ScottPadget that bringing his son with him was a mistake, but now hes put it right He further vows to take actions that will astound his secondincommand. Before long, ScottPadget is confined to quarters as punishment for insubordination. His humiliation is compounded by the requirement that he appear on deck every two hours in full dress uniform a punishment usually reserved for young midshipmen. ........
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