Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars. Scottpadget thinks crawford is soft on the men and uses crawfords son, who is aboard, to manipulate the ships leader. 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. These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. When he awakens he hears french voices and wonders if the defiant has been captured by the french. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. 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. Trailer for damn the defiant defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Volume one 19621976 george duning don ellis jerry fielding billy goldenberg jerry goldsmith dave grusin gil melle john parker george romanis leonard rosenman lalo schifrin harry sukman john williams.
The continual sadism of defiants first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Usa 19 september 1962 new york city, new york denmark 6 october 1962. The story of hms defiant, otherwise known as damn the defiant for us viewers who may not have understood the three letter suffix, is based very loosely on various mutinies. Original trailer mutiny threatens his majestys warship during the war against napoleon in damn the defiant. 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. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. When guinness tries to modify bogardes sadistic adherence to discipline, bogarde responds by. The dvd provides very mediocre and flawed picture and sound plus no significant extras. The commander alec guinness of a british warship must battle napoleons fleet and his own mutinous crew. As tensions on the vessel mount, crawford must keep. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. It was also shot in cinemascope, which means that the dvd is a major revelation.
A parents guide to oppositional defiant disorder pdf online. 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. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. Damn the defiant is a reasonably welldone motion picture about a british frigate deployed in the mediterranean during the napoleanic war. Defiant is ready to leave england after acquiring some new hands on a mission to protect a convoy of timber ships from. Trailer for damn the defiant defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Alec guinness stars as captain crawford, an 18thcentury ships captain. Oct 10, 2000 sony pictures home entertainment damn the defiant. A captains alec guinness mate dirk bogarde drives his men to mutiny. Music from the original 1962 motion picture soundtrack.
Defiant, during the french revolutionary war, fair. Defiant finds the mate dirk bogarde has driven the men to mutiny. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand 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. Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. The uss defiant nx74205 is a fictional starship in the television series star trek. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. It was directed by lewis gilbert, with a screenplay by nigel kneale from frank tilsleys novel mutiny 1958. The freelance career began with dirk playing the sadistic lt scottpadget opposite alec guinness as the patient ships captain. Most of these shortlived rebellions were about spreading french revolutionary spirit, a thing that needed fullon quoshing at the time, but which is displayed in. It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. The captain calls for the ship to identify itself, but its all a trick.
Defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. 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. Nov 06, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises damn the defiant. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. This is an older film and looks like it, but the transfer still turns out to be of passing grades. Defiant is a british naval war cinemascope and technicolor film from 1962 starring alec guinness and dirk bogarde. The lead ship of her class and one of the federations first purposebuilt warships, the defiant first appears in the thirdseason ds9 episode the search, part i, after which it plays a significant role throughout the series in the ensuing. The captain is wounded in the arm and has to be taken down below. Jerry stiller, veteran comic and bens father, has died at 92. 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. Scottpadget dirk bogarde is a ruthless career opportunistand borderline torturerwhom the captain is at pains to keep at bay. Hms defiant vs master and commander damn the defiant. Upon finishing this movie, both returned to lawrence of arabia 1962.
Defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. After crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a french treasure ship, angry seaman vizard anthony quayle leads the crew to mutiny when scottpadget takes. Man who recorded ahmaud arbery shooting speaks out. It is the height of the napoleonic wars and, at sea, capt. Deep space nine ds9 and the feature film star trek.
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