H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant (1962) — adventure, history, war film. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle, Maurice Denham. This page maps 4 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

H.M.S. Defiant (1962) Poster

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Story Analysis

A humane captain and a divided crew struggle between naval discipline, rebellion, and patriotic duty during wartime.

Adventure, History, War · 6.5/10 · 101 min · 1962

Credits

Director

Lewis Gilbert
Cast

as Captain Crawford

Alec Guinness
Cast

as Lieut. Scott-Padget

Dirk Bogarde
Cast

as Vizard

Anthony Quayle
Cast

as Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)

Maurice Denham
Cast

as Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick

Nigel Stock
Cast

as Evans

Tom Bell
Cast

as Lieut. Posonby

Richard Carpenter
Cast

as Lieut. D'Arblay

Peter Gill
Cast

as Hayes

Ray Brooks
Cast

as Pardoe

Robin Stewart
Cast

as Wagstaffe

Murray Melvin
Cast

as Dawlish

Victor Maddern

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q1697051), public domain (CC0).