The Caine Mutiny

Country

Australia

How it feels

A naval officer faces a court-martial for mutiny during World War Two. The story follows the legal proceedings and the men involved.

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What happens

The Caine Mutiny is a 1959 Australian TV play based on The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial broadcast by Melbourne's Channel 7. It was the first full-length live drama to be presented on a commercial TV channel and was broadcast on 11 January 1959 over two hours. Peter Randall produced and the cast had performed the play for three weeks at the Little Theatre in South Yarra. It was the first live TV drama in Australia to not come from the ABC studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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