Damn the Defiant!
by Lewis Gilbert (II)
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Actor: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard CarpenterDirector: Lewis Gilbert (II)
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Chinese (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Movie Review: Damn the Defiant Review
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent film about the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, which shows great details of life on an 18th century war ship. This war drama has great acting by all, particularly Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde, with fine dialog and well-staged naval battles. The 2.35:1 widescreen DVD (CinemaScope) is enhanced for 16:9 TVs and of high quality.
Summary of Damn the Defiant!
Set in 1797 at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, Damn the Defiant! (also known as H.M.S. Defiant) is an enthralling British naval drama made to capitalize on MGM's epic remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, also released in 1962. It's based on Frank Tilsey's novel Mutiny and stars Alex Guinness as a fair-minded captain locked in psychological conflict with his manipulative, coldly malicious first officer (Dirk Bogarde), and the parallels with the famous true story are clear. However, there were many naval mutinies during this period, and this large-scale saga, which includes some spectacularly staged widescreen naval battles, offers a realistic depiction of life in the British navy at the time--from the press gangs and floggings to the appalling food and living conditions.Director Lewis Gilbert--who previously helmed Sink the Bismarck! (1960)--strikes a good balance between the personal drama and sweeping maritime adventure. Guinness successfully varies his firm-but-fair officer from The Bridge on the River Kwai, Bogarde is chillingly hateful, and Anthony Quayle gives strong support. --Gary S. Dalkin
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