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H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

Name: H.M.S. Defiant
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Genre: Adventure, History, War
Released: 1962-04-15
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock

The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!...

101 min · United Kingdom · Dir. Lewis Gilbert

Adventure History War 1962 movies

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.