H.M.S. Defiant
1962 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 3,160 VOTES · DIR. Lewis Gilbert
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 939 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:08 Up your oars!
00:05:43 Of course I am. Take your hands off me.
00:08:46 Goodbye, Harvey.
00:12:12 - Ready for inspection, sir. - Thank you.
00:16:24 - Thank you, sir. - Don't press them too hard.
00:19:26 It can exist in a happy ship.
00:22:38 - Prisoner ready, sir. - Commence punishment.
00:25:32 - You're well informed. - He's bound to sail here to safety.
00:28:51 - Now, we write our petition. - Petition!
00:31:23 ...someone else must have...
00:35:34 - How much law do you know, lad? - I was just guessing.
00:39:00 - I fail to understand, sir. - Do you?
00:43:30 What's the matter? Are you crazy?
00:48:01 We seemed to have lost the fleet.
00:55:03 Gun crews, stand by to board. Ponsonby.
00:59:42 - You have astounded me many times. - What was that?
01:03:18 - All right. Run out your guns. - Aye, aye, sir.
01:08:03 Turn forward and...
01:12:06 We'll go at eight bells, same as before.
01:16:22 Caribbean, South America... Anywhere but England.
01:19:44 - Strike topsail! - Lively, there!
01:23:29 - Made right? - Orders from the fleet.
01:28:20 Well, lads, you see what's happening.
03:03:03 - Thirty-five.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed939
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:02:08
Final line03:03:03
Production Record
DirectorLewis Gilbert
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,160