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.
Directed byLewis Gilbert
Written byNigel Kneale, Edmund H. North, Frank Tilsley
CountryUnited Kingdom
Runtime101 min
On screen
Alec Guinness
Dirk Bogarde
Maurice Denham