
H.M.S. Defiant
The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!...
1962 en 101 minutes
Rating: 6.5
Plot
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.
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Cast

Alec Guinness
Captain Crawford

Dirk Bogarde
Lieut. Scott-Padget

Anthony Quayle
Vizard

Maurice Denham
Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)

Nigel Stock
Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick

Tom Bell
Evans

Richard Carpenter
Lieut. Posonby

Peter Gill
Lieut. D'Arblay

Ray Brooks
Hayes

Robin Stewart
Pardoe

Murray Melvin
Wagstaffe

Victor Maddern
Dawlish

David Robinson
Harvey Crawford

Bryan Pringle
Sgt Kneebone

Johnny Briggs
Wheatley

Toke Townley
Silly Billy

Declan Mulholland
Morrison

Peter Greenspan
Johnson

Brian Phelan
Grimshaw

Walter Fitzgerald
Admiral Jackson

Joy Shelton
Mrs Crawford

Anthony Oliver
Tavern Leader

Russell Napier
Flag Captain

Michael Coles
Flag Lieutenant

André Maranne
Col. Giraud

Del Baker
Marine Captain (uncredited)

Joe Beckett
Crewman (uncredited)

James Bolam
Midshipman (uncredited)

Tom Bowman
Bosun (uncredited)

Jim Brady
Press Gang (uncredited)

Vic Chapman
Crewman (uncredited)

Maxwell Craig
Crewman (uncredited)

Dick Gregory
Purser (uncredited)

Patrick Halpin
Crewman (uncredited)

Walter Henry
Pressed Crewman (uncredited)

Ann Lynn
Young Wife of Pressed Crewman (uncredited)

Alf Mangan
Sailor (uncredited)

Endre Muller
French Captain (uncredited)

Roger Mutton
Sailor (uncredited)

Emilio Scala
Pirate (uncredited)

Arnold Schulkes
Crewman (uncredited)

James Sharkey
Venetian Captain (uncredited)

Vera Tilsley
Girl in Inn (uncredited)

Harry Webster
Flagship Sailor (uncredited)

Fred Wood
French Sailor (uncredited)