The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Directed by

Edward Dmytryk

Genre

drama film, war film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 370 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a new executive officer on a Navy minesweeper clashes with the ship's paranoid captain. The situation escalates until the officer takes command, leading to a court-martial for mutiny.

tensesuspensefuldramaticgrittyintenseseriousslow-burnclaustrophobic

What happens

The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American military trial film directed by Edward Dmytryk, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Robert Francis, and Fred MacMurray. It is based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1951 novel of the same name. Set in the Pacific theatre of World War II, the film depicts the events on board a U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper and the subsequent court-martial of its executive officer for mutiny. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on June 24, 1954. It was well-received by critics and was the second highest-grossing film in the United States in 1954. At the 27th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Bogart. Edward Dmytryk was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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