a tie in Damn the Defiant ballad. Reception Films and Filming said it was the ninth most popular movie in Britain for the year ended 31 October 1962 after The Guns of Navarone, Dr No, The Young Ones, Only Two Can Play, The Road to Hong Kong, Spartacus, The Comancheros and Blue Hawaii, and in front of The Pirates of Blood River. References External links 1962 films 1960s historical films 1962 war films 1960s adventure drama films British war films British historical films Columbia Pictures films Films set in 1797 Defiant Films based on British novels Films based on historical novels Films based on military novels Films directed by Lewis Gilbert Films scored by Clifton Parker Films set in the Mediterranean Sea French Revolutionary Wars films Napoleonic Wars naval films Seafaring films War adventure films 1962 drama films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films