Approved 1h 41min action, drama, history 15 april 1962 uk on the h. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. 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. Film stars alec guinness, dirk bogarde and anthony quayle. Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, 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. Original trailer mutiny threatens his majestys warship during the war against napoleon in damn the defiant. Click the manage lineups icon above the grid then click edit channels in the desired lineup. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Damn the defiant whats it about during the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. Trailer for damn the defiant defiant s crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be.
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. 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 must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars. Watch the latest damn the defiant trailer on video detective.
There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. This movie goes along the same lines as mutiny on the bounty so for any true film buff, no explanation needed. You do have a point about the camera though, they did all too good a job of simulating the movement of a ship. These are the damned 1962 fantasy, horror, macdonald carey, shirley anne field, viveca lindfors. Next months genre has been chosen by sean of we will. The continual sadism of defiants first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.
A captain struggles with his allegiances when his tyrannical lieutenant inspires the crew to mutiny. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. Defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing damn the defiant. Channel lineups may be customized to hide unwanted channels, add new channels, and change the channels display order. Jul 09, 2018 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm.
See the article in its original context from september 20, 1962, page 0 buy reprints view on timesmachine timesmachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. With alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, nigel stock. The idea behind this feature genre guesstimation is for me to watch a bunch of new movies or ones that i havent seen many times from the chosen monthly gg genre in order to expand my knowledge of movies within that particular genre. Master and commander is infinitely more rewarding to watch if you have read the novels it is based on, but aside from that, while hms defiant damn the defiant is a good movie in its own right, the two films are sufficiently different to make comparisons difficult.
As period war movies go, youll find this defiant shipshape indeed. Hms defiant vs master and commander damn the defiant. It is the height of the napoleonic wars and, at sea, capt. Dirk bogarde is riveting, dominating all his scenes, and it requires an actor of alec guinnesss stature to prevent him from stealing the film. Do you happen to know if any fullscale ship was involved. Movie posters,high res movie posters image for damn the defiant. The film was directed by lewis gilbert, now mostly remembered for his contributions to the james bond series of movies but who also directed a host of classic british films between 1944 and 1995.
Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic underling lieutenant scottpaget dirk bogarde. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Really enjoyed this website, but the title of the movie in america was actually damn the defiant. It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. Damn defiant original official site damn defiant original. Despite the fact that this film is not as known as some other sea sagas, it has some spectacular battle scenes, which are quite impressive even today. And i agree it is better than either version of mutiny on the bounty. You do have a point about the camera though, they did all too good a job of. Staring anthony quayle, dirk bogarde and alec guinness. Ive always loved movies set at sea, whether naval movies like damn the defiant, or pirate movies. After recently viewing the bloated battleship, it was a step back in historical and cinematic time watching these films.
Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand dirk bogarde. David robinson can be an acting professional, known for damn the defiant. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic. Dthdf1962 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Defiant shipmate receives 24 lashes with the cat o. Damn the defiant original movie still 8x10 alec guinness, adventure 1962 143 damn the defiant. 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. Damn the defiant trailer 1962 video detective movie. The continual sadism of defiant s first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. Music composed by clifton parker, and conducted by muir mathieson. British naval protocol during this period was harsh.
During the napoleonic wars of the late 18th century, captain crawford guinness runs a tight ship, the h. The original defiant damn 1962 143 movie adventure alec 8x10 still guinness, guinness, still 8x10 the movie adventure 143 original alec damn defiant 1962. Alec guinness, dirk bogarde, anthony quayle is a british adventure cinemascope and technicolor film from 1962 starring alec guinness and dirk bogarde. Starring alec guinness, dirk bogarde, maurice denham, and nigel stock. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48. 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.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962. Although this is a hollywood depiction it is nevertheless true. Stars as the captain in seafaring romance british production is shown at criterion. Defiant is ready to leave england after acquiring some new hands on a mission to protect a convoy of timber ships from. 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. Oct 11, 2009 ive always loved movies set at sea, whether naval movies like damn the defiant, or pirate movies. Damn the defiant captain horatio hornblower 1951 and damn the defiant.
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