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Damn the Defiant!

1962·1h 41m·Approved
DramaWarActionHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
3,436 votes

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.

Damn the Defiant! is a 1962 drama war movie directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 3,436 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
Lewis Gilbert
Stars
Alec Guinness
Dirk Bogarde
Maurice Denham
Nigel Stock
Details
1962-04-15
101 min
Movie
Approved
★ United Kingdom
★ English, French
Keywords
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