The Caine Mutiny

Name: The Caine Mutiny
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Released: 1954-06-24T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.2

1954 · TMDB 7.2

Directed by Edward Dmytryk

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.

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Edward Dmytryk's courtroom drama, based on Herman Wouk's novel, sees a naval officer court-martialled for relieving his paranoid captain, with Humphrey Bogart's Captain Queeg as a study in psychological collapse.

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Humphrey Bogart Robert Francis Van Johnson Fred MacMurray May Wynn Katherine Warren Jerry Paris José Ferrer E.G. Marshall Tom Tully Arthur Franz Lee Marvin

Director · Edward Dmytryk Producer · Stanley Kramer Writer · Stanley Roberts Cinematography · Franz Planer Composer · Max Steiner Editor · Henry Batista Editor · William A. Lyon

Runtime: 124 min
Released: 1954-06-24
Studio: Stanley Kramer Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.2

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A naval officer is court-martialed for mutiny after taking command from a paranoid captain, and the trial exposes the fragile nature of authority at sea.