Story Line
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.
“The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!...”
Top Cast

Alec Guinness
Captain Crawford

Dirk Bogarde
Lieut. Scott-Padget

Anthony Quayle
Vizard

Maurice Denham
Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
Nigel Stock
Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick

Tom Bell
Evans
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1962-04-15
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
AdventureHistoryWar
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John Chard
8/10
•6/17/2019Spithead Mutiny Avast.
It is the Napoleonic Wars and Captain Crawford takes command of the H.M.S. Defiant and sets off with his orders to Corsica. His second in command is Lt. Scott-Paget, a vindictive and bullying man who has moved through the ra...






