H.M.S. Defiant

The cry was MUTINY... and the decks ran red!...

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.

Adventure History War

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)

Richard Carpenter

(Lieut. Posonby)

Peter Gill

(Lieut. D'Arblay)

Ray Brooks

(Hayes)

Robin Stewart

(Pardoe)

Murray Melvin

(Wagstaffe)

Victor Maddern

(Dawlish)

David Robinson

(Harvey Crawford)

Bryan Pringle

(Sgt Kneebone)

Johnny Briggs

(Wheatley)

Toke Townley

(Silly Billy)

Declan Mulholland

(Morrison)

Peter Greenspan

(Johnson)

Brian Phelan

(Grimshaw)

Walter Fitzgerald

(Admiral Jackson)

Joy Shelton

(Mrs Crawford)

Anthony Oliver

(Tavern Leader)

Russell Napier

(Flag Captain)

Michael Coles

(Flag Lieutenant)

André Maranne

(Col. Giraud)

Del Baker

(Marine Captain (uncredited))

Joe Beckett

(Crewman (uncredited))

James Bolam

(Midshipman (uncredited))

Tom Bowman

(Bosun (uncredited))

Jim Brady

(Press Gang (uncredited))

Vic Chapman

(Crewman (uncredited))

Maxwell Craig

(Crewman (uncredited))

Dick Gregory

(Purser (uncredited))

Patrick Halpin

(Crewman (uncredited))

Walter Henry

(Pressed Crewman (uncredited))

Ann Lynn

(Young Wife of Pressed Crewman (uncredited))

Alf Mangan

(Sailor (uncredited))

Endre Muller

(French Captain (uncredited))

Roger Mutton

(Sailor (uncredited))

Emilio Scala

(Pirate (uncredited))

Arnold Schulkes

(Crewman (uncredited))

James Sharkey

(Venetian Captain (uncredited))

Vera Tilsley

(Girl in Inn (uncredited))

Harry Webster

(Flagship Sailor (uncredited))

Fred Wood

(French Sailor (uncredited))