The lead ship of her class and one of the federations first purposebuilt warships, the defiant first appears in the third season ds9 episode the search, part i, after which it plays a significant role throughout the series in the ensuing. Captain crawford alec guinness is the firm but fair disciplinarian whose leaves the punishment to sadistic. During the period in question this was the highlight of jolly jacks day. Wind at my back the strap season 3 episode 9 duration. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing damn the defiant. Alec guinness dirk bogarde maurice denham 1962 the 18thcentury captain alec guinness of the h. It was also shot in cinemascope, which means that the dvd is a major revelation. Deep space nine, the ninth episode of the third season. The uss defiant nx74205 is a fictional starship in the television series star trek. 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.
His mother says harvey must have the permission of. In the historical suspense thriller, damn the defiant. Pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Defiant is the 55th episode of the television series star trek.
North and nigel kneale that doesnt fall into the silliphant or carl foreman trap of. It is also the first episode to air following the release of star trek generations. Alec guinness from star wars, lawrence of arabia must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. The story has enough twists to keep your attention, as you never know what will happen next on the h. Watch the latest damn the defiant trailer on video detective. Trailer for damn the defiant defiants crew is part of a fleetwide movement to present a petition of grievances to the admiralty. An omission that some old tars might notice, is that we never saw the lads on the defiant get their daily tot of rum. Defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde.
As a british naval pic id place it below master and commander and hornblower and quite a ways above any of the bountys. Little harvey crawford desperately wants to go to sea. That said, i have a weakness for the subject matter since i grew up on c. Pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released damn the defiant.
Alec guinness plays the stern but compassionate captain of a british warship, engaged in the napoleonic wars. S defiant, the humane crawford guinness strives to maintain order throughout the ship against the ceaseless brutality of sadistic first mate scottpadget dirk bogarde from doctor. Defiant is an enthralling british naval drama made to capitalize on mgms epic remake of mutiny on the bounty, also released in 1962. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of the title at around the time of the spithead mutiny. 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. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventure damn the defiant. Staring anthony quayle, dirk bogarde and alec guinness. It does get a bit confusing at times, especially if youre not up on your history, but it is well worth watching. After crawford is injured in a fiery battle with a french.
The violent scottpadget goes head to head with crawford on disciplinary issues, and when crawford is injured during a battle with the french, scottpadget ruthlessly takes command. Alec guinness stars as captain crawford, an 18thcentury ships captain. The continual sadism of defiants first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases. The freelance career began with dirk playing the sadistic lt scottpadget opposite alec guinness as the patient ships captain. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises damn the defiant. Set in 1797 at the beginning of the napoleonic wars, damn the defiant. Guinness is popular with his men, which is more than can be said for his new secondincommand dirk bogarde. It profits from an intelligent, insightful screenplay by edmund h. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech.
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 defiantdamn the defiant is a good movie in its own right, the two films are sufficiently different to make comparisons difficult. 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. The dvd provides very mediocre and flawed picture and sound plus no significant extras. Shop damn the defiant dvd 1962 region 1 us import ntsc. The defiant first appeared in trek canon in a 1968 third season episode of the original series called the tholian web, which, as you might guess, involves the enterprise being trapped in a. Since its theatrical run in 1962, hardly anyone had ever seen it in widescreen, and the movie never made it to laserdisc. The commander of a british warship fighting in the napoleonic campaign faces bitter opposition from his righthand man, a cruel and sadistic officer hated by the crew. Alec guinness must battle a mutinous crew and napoleons fleet in the rousing, historical adventuredamn the defiant. It clearly doesnt compare with the other 1962 movie that featured alec guinness and anthony quayle thatd be lawrence of arabia. Foresters hornblower and alexander kents captain bolitho books i.
There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Wellliked by his crew, crawford clashes with the newest man on board, lt. Colpix scp 511 original release title damn the defiant country united states format lp release date 1962. Music from the original 1962 motion picture soundtrack. As the royal navy did not abolish the rum ration until 31 july 1970, and this film was made in 1962, this seems a very strange ommission. Defiant finds the mate dirk bogarde has driven the men 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. Alec guinness, dirk bogarde, anthony quayle is a british adventure cinemascope and technicolor film from 1962 starring alec guinness and dirk bogarde. Another member from the defiant says they have gotten pledges from more than half of the ships crew. The crew of a royal navy ship embarks on a mission to fight the flotilla of napoleon.
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