Damn the Defiant!

1962    1h 41m    Approved
War, History,
7.1100%63%65%
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On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Directed By
Lewis Gilbert
Written By
Frank Tilsley, Nigel Kneale, Edmund H. North
Studio
Columbia Pictures

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Cast of Damn the Defiant!
  • Alec GuinnessCaptain Crawford
  • Dirk BogardeLieut. Scott-Padget
  • Anthony QuayleVizard
  • Maurice DenhamMr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
  • Nigel StockSenior Midshipman Kilpatrick
  • Tom BellEvans
  • Richard CarpenterLieut. Posonby
  • Peter GillLieut. D'Arblay
  • Ray BrooksHayes
  • Robin StewartPardoe
  • Murray MelvinWagstaffe
  • Victor MaddernDawlish
  • David RobinsonHarvey Crawford
  • Bryan PringleSgt Kneebone
  • Johnny BriggsWheatley
  • Toke TownleySilly Billy
  • Declan MulhollandMorrison
  • Peter GreenspanJohnson
  • Brian PhelanGrimshaw
  • Walter FitzgeraldAdmiral Jackson
  • Joy SheltonMrs Crawford
  • Anthony OliverTavern Leader
  • Russell NapierFlag Captain
  • Michael ColesFlag Lieutenant
  • André MaranneCol. Giraud
  • Derek BakerMarine Captain (uncredited)
  • Joe BeckettCrewman (uncredited)
  • James BolamMidshipman (uncredited)
  • Tom BowmanBosun (uncredited)
  • Jim BradyPress Gang (uncredited)
  • Vic ChapmanCrewman (uncredited)
  • Maxwell CraigCrewman (uncredited)
  • Dick GregoryPurser (uncredited)
  • Patrick HalpinCrewman (uncredited)
  • Walter HenryPressed Crewman (uncredited)
  • Ann LynnYoung Wife of Pressed Crewman (uncredited)
  • Alf ManganSailor (uncredited)
  • Endre MullerFrench Captain (uncredited)
  • Roger MuttonSailor (uncredited)
  • Emilio ScalaPirate (uncredited)
  • Arnold SchulkesCrewman (uncredited)
  • James SharkeyVenetian Captain (uncredited)
  • Vera TilsleyGirl in Inn (uncredited)
  • Harry WebsterFlagship Sailor (uncredited)
  • Fred WoodFrench Sailor (uncredited)
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