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Dimanche, septembre 12th, 2010 |
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First I’ll repeat what I wrote in my review of the VHS version of “Damn the Defiant!”:
“There aren’t a lot of movies about the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, despite the popularity of novels such as those written by Patrick O’Brian and C.S. Forester, but “Damn the Defiant” is an action film far above average. Not only does it boast fine acting by Alec Guiness and Dirk Bogard, it presents an unusually realistic look at life aboard a warship in the Age of Fighting Sail. If you like Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower, then this is a movie you shouldn’t miss.”"
And I will now state that the DVD version is even better. It presents both the “widescreen” as well as the clipped “full screen” versions (the VHS has only the “full screen”) and visually the “widescreen” is much more impressive, giving an even better impression of life aboard a sailing man of war. If you are at all interested in this era of history, this DVD is a real keeper!
The movie presents a side of Napoleanic British Royal Navy life I have seldom seen in film. Lashings are common enough in sailing films, but the use of corporal punishment, press gangs, and poor shipboard life and the like reveal a picture of life in the Royal Navy in the early 1800s less often shown.
As for the movie…while a a good and decent ship’s captain (played by Alec Guinness) prepares for sea, we learn that his young son will ship out with him as a new midshipman. In the meantime navy pressgangs are out on the streets rounding up men to be pressed into service in the navy. Involved in rounding up men for the crew is a new first officer (Dirk Bogard).
The story centers around conflict between the good and fair captain and his devious and conniving first officer. Caught in the middle of them is the young, innocent midshipman son of the captain.
A supporting plot involves a plan by the sailors to seek for improved conditions…and there is, of course, the war.
One thing leads to another, and the captain is wounded in battle. While the captain is bedridden the now outwardly abusive first officer takes over and runs roughshod over the crew and the ship.
I enjoy this film for it’s fine efforts toward historical accuracy. The character development is excellent, and you can feel the strain on the captain as he stands by and is helpless to remove his son out from under the thumb of the 1st officer.
An excellent yarn of life at sea. Guinness is, as always, outstanding. Top notch! Top marks! 5 stars.
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