Damn the Defiant! (1962)

DAMN THE DEFIANT!  (1962)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Lewis Gilbert
    Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle,
    Maurice Denham, Richard Carpenter, Nigel Stock
Dispatched to Corsica in 1797 to escort a shipment of timber back to England, Captain Alec Guinness sails into the Mediterranean , facing down a mutinous crew, a sadistic fellow officer and the French fleet along the way. A good, old-fashioned naval adventure with tall ships exchanging broadsides backed by a rousing musical score. Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey would feel right at home.