ON THE H.M.S. DEFIANT, DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WAR, A CAPTAIN IS LOCKED IN A BATTLE OF WILLS AGAINST HIS CRUEL SECOND-IN-COMMAND WHOSE HEAVY HANDED APPROACH PUSHES THE CREW TO MUTINY. STARRING ALEC GUINNESS, DIRK BOGARDE, ANTHONY QUAYLE, MAURICE DENHAM, NIGEL STOCK.