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!...
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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
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Peter Gill
Lieut. D'Arblay

Ray Brooks
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