H.M.S. Defiant

1962 film by Lewis Gilbert
Movie film Q1697051
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H.M.S. Defiant

Summary

H.M.S. Defiant is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • H.M.S. Defiant's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's director is recorded as Lewis Gilbert[4].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's screenwriter is recorded as Nigel Kneale[5].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's screenwriter is recorded as Edmund H. North[6].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's composer is recorded as Clifton Parker[7].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's genre is recorded as adventure film[8].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Alec Guinness[9].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Dirk Bogarde[10].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Anthony Quayle[11].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Maurice Denham[12].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Nigel Stock[13].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Richard Carpenter[14].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Tom Bell[15].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Murray Melvin[16].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's cast member is recorded as Victor Maddern[17].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's producer is recorded as John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne[18].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's director of photography is recorded as Christopher Challis[19].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0055884[20].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's review score is recorded as 6.2/10[23].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's review score is recorded as 100%[24].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's color is recorded as color[25].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 774335[26].
  • H.M.S. Defiant's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[27].

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Authorship and Creation

H.M.S. Defiant's producer is recorded as John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne[18]. Its director is recorded as Lewis Gilbert[4]. Screenwriters include Nigel Kneale[5] and Edmund H. North[6]. Cast members include Alec Guinness[9], Dirk Bogarde[10], Anthony Quayle[11], Maurice Denham[12], Nigel Stock[13], and Richard Carpenter[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1962-02-22T00:00:00Z[29], +1962-04-15T00:00:00Z[30], +1962-06-08T00:00:00Z[31], +1962-09-19T00:00:00Z[32], and +1962-10-23T00:00:00Z[33]. H.M.S. Defiant's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Its genre is recorded as adventure film[8].

Subject and Themes

H.M.S. Defiant's main subject is recorded as seamanship[34].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[23] and 100%[24].

Why It Matters

H.M.S. Defiant ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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