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The Caine Mutiny (1954)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:21
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In director Edward Dmytryk's classic seafaring drama, privileged mama's boy Ensign Keith (Robert Francis) gets assigned to the Caine, a rusty old minesweeper with a haggard, undisciplined crew... In director Edward Dmytryk's classic seafaring drama, privileged mama's boy Ensign Keith (Robert Francis) gets assigned to the Caine, a rusty old minesweeper with a haggard, undisciplined crew during the latter days of WWII. Soon the paranoid, strawberry-loving Captain Queeg (Humprey Bogart) takes charge and tries to clean up the ship, arousing the hatred and suspicion of the other officers, especially a flippant lieutenant (Fred MacMurray). Eventually the men stage a mutiny, and a subsequent trial ensues, at which point a sharply intelligent military lawyer (José Ferrer) takes up the matter. Dmytryk's fast-moving, intelligent adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Herman Wouk novel features breathtaking outdoor scenes on actual naval vessels. Bogart's performance as Queeg is one of cinema's greats; a true departure from his usual tough guys, he captures his character's confused vulnerability with astounding finesse. Ferrer is also sensational as the lawyer. A solid crew rounding out the cast--Lee Marvin, Van Johnson, E.G. Marshall, and Claude Akins--helps make this one definitely see-worthy. [More]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, May Wynn
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, May Wynn, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, Tom Tully, E.G. Marshall, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Warner Anderson
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Screenwriter: Stanley Roberts, Michael Blankfort
Producer: Stanley Kramer
Composer: Max Steiner
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Reviews for The Caine Mutiny
Complex, atypical Bogie performance is keynote for strong drama from Pulitzer-winning novel and Broadway show.
The intelligently adapted screenplay retains all the essence of the novel.
Despite a few flashes of talent in the 40s, Edward Dmytryk had descended to hack status by the time he filmed this 1954 version of Herman Wouk's novel.
It's like the well-constructed house that's not meant to be distinctive, but was made to endure.
This courtroom war drama, an adaptation of Herman Wouk's novel and play, features Humphrey Bogart in one his strongest, most intense and neurotic performances.
A classic wartime drama / courtroom gripper that I'm ashamed to admit I'd never seen before last week. And now that I have, I'm a big fan.
The drama is compulsive and the starry cast make the most of a mountain of words.
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December 12, 2008:
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Actor Van Johnson, who starred in such films as "The Caine Mutiny" and "The End of the Affair," has passed away. He was 92. More...
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