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Damn the Defiant! (1962) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Lewis Gilbert

Writing Credits  

Nigel Kneale ... (screenplay) and
Edmund H. North ... (screenplay)
 
Frank Tilsley ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Alec Guinness ... Captain Crawford
Dirk Bogarde ... Lieut. Scott-Padget
Maurice Denham ... Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
Nigel Stock ... Senior Midshipman Kilpatrick
Richard Carpenter ... Lieut. Ponsonby
Peter Gill ... Lieut. D'Arblay
David Robinson David Robinson ... Harvey Crawford
Robin Stewart ... Pardoe
Ray Brooks ... Hayes
Peter Greenspan Peter Greenspan ... Johnson
Anthony Quayle ... Vizard
Tom Bell ... Evans
Murray Melvin ... Wagstaffe
Victor Maddern ... Dawlish
Bryan Pringle ... Sgt. Kneebone
Johnny Briggs ... Wheatley
Brian Phelan Brian Phelan ... Grimshaw
Toke Townley Toke Townley ... Silly Billy
Declan Mulholland Declan Mulholland ... Morrison
Walter Fitzgerald ... Admiral Jackson
Joy Shelton Joy Shelton ... Mrs. Crawford
Anthony Oliver Anthony Oliver ... Tavern Leader
Russell Napier ... Flag Captain
Michael Coles ... Flag Lieutenant
André Maranne ... Colonel Giraud (as Andre Maranne)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Del Baker Del Baker ... Marine officer (uncredited)
Joe Beckett Joe Beckett ... Crewman (uncredited)
James Bolam ... Midshipman Assisting in Operation (uncredited)
Tom Bowman Tom Bowman ... Bosun (uncredited)
Jim Brady ... Member of Press Gang (uncredited)
Vic Chapman Vic Chapman ... Crewman (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig ... Defiant Crewman With Lamp (uncredited)
Dick Gregory ... Purser (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin Patrick Halpin ... Crewman (uncredited)
Walter Henry Walter Henry ... Press Ganged Crewman (uncredited)
Ann Lynn ... Young wife whose husband is pressed (uncredited)
Alf Mangan Alf Mangan ... Sailor (uncredited)
Endre Muller Endre Muller ... French Captain (uncredited)
Roger Mutton Roger Mutton ... Seaman (uncredited)
Emilio Scala Emilio Scala ... Pirate (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes Arnold Schulkes ... Crewman (uncredited)
James Sharkey James Sharkey ... Venetian Captain (uncredited)
Vera Tilsley Vera Tilsley ... Girl in inn (uncredited)
Harry Webster Harry Webster ... Flagship Sailor (uncredited)
Fred Wood ... French Sailor (uncredited)

Produced by 

John Brabourne ... producer
Douglas Peirce ... associate producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Clifton Parker

Cinematography by 

Christopher Challis ... director of photography

Editing by 

Peter R. Hunt ... (as Peter Hunt)

Art Direction by 

Arthur Lawson

Makeup Department 

Gordon Bond ... hairdresser
Freddie Williamson ... makeup artist (as Fred Williamson)
Michael Morris ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Richard Goodwin ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Jack Causey ... assistant director
Jim Brennan ... second assistant director (uncredited)
John Gilbert ... assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Porter ... first assistant director (uncredited)
Claude Watson ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Terry Apsey ... assistant construction manager (uncredited)
Ted Barnes ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Bill Bennison ... draughtsman (uncredited)
John Chisholm ... standby-props (uncredited)
Tom Frewer ... props (uncredited)
Percy Godbold ... prop buyer (uncredited)
Bert Habicht ... stagehand (uncredited)
Bill MacLaren ... construction manager (uncredited)
Terence Morgan II ... set dresser (uncredited)
Don Picton ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Francisco Prósper ... construction coordinator: Spain unit (uncredited)
Ted Tester ... draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department 

H.L. Bird ... sound recordist
Red Law ... sound recordist
Winston Ryder ... dubbing editor (as Win Ryder)
Sandy Fairlie ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Ken Ritchie ... boom operator (uncredited)
George Widdows ... sound maintenance (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Howard Lydecker ... special effects supervisor
Pat Carr ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Martin Gutteridge ... special effects (uncredited)
Antonio Parra ... special effects technician (uncredited)
James Ryan ... special effects props (uncredited)
John Stears ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Ernie Sullivan ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Skeets Kelly ... model photography (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Austin Dempster ... camera operator
Robin Browne ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Anthony Busbridge ... focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Bert Cann ... still photographer (uncredited)
Freddie Cooper ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Roy Ford ... focus puller (uncredited)
John Jordan ... focus puller (uncredited)
Skeets Kelly ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Jack Roche ... camera grip (uncredited)
Ronnie Fox Rogers ... focus puller: second camera (uncredited)
Jack Sullivan ... chief electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

John Bird ... casting advisor (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Jean Fairlie ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Duncan McPhee ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Gerry Arbeid ... second assistant editor (uncredited)
John Crome ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Jeremy Saunders ... first assistant editor (uncredited)
Norman Wanstall ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management 

Robert Porter ... location manager

Music Department 

Muir Mathieson ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department 

Shirley Barnes ... continuity

Additional Crew 

William Hobbs ... fight arranger
Marguerite Green ... production secretary (uncredited)
Tessa Hodgson ... secretary to director (uncredited)
Archie Holley ... production accountant (uncredited)
Enid Jones ... publicist (uncredited)
Doreen Landry ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Halsey Raines ... publicity director (uncredited)
Adrian Small ... ship captain (uncredited)
Max Standish ... accountant (uncredited)
A.J. Villiers ... ship captain (uncredited)
Julie Wadman ... secretary to producer (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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