H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
Based on the novel
“Mutiny” this film from director Lewis Gilbert stars Alec
Guinness, Dirk Bogarde and Anthony Quayle. A disciplinarian first
officer and a more lenient captain fight for control of their ship
during the Napoleonic wars with an undertone of mutiny running
through the crew.
Despite being entirely
fictional this film does hint at real events and conditions during
the period the film was set. The plot itself is fairly run of the
mill but does have a slightly unique slant on proceedings by
switching the usual traits between the captain and first officer.
Some of the image quality in night scenes is not great but over all
the model work for the sea battles holds up pretty well.
3/5
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