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Caine Mutiny (1954)
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Humphrey Bogart is heartbreaking as the tragic Captain Queeg in this 1954 film, based on a novel by Herman Wouk, about a mutiny aboard a navy ship during World War II. Stripped of his authority by two officers under his command (played by Van Johnson and Robert Francis) during a devastating storm, Queeg becomes a crucial witness at a court martial that reveals as much about the invisible injuries of war as anything. Edward Dmytryk (Murder My Sweet, Raintree County) directs the action scenes with a sure hand and nudges his all-male cast toward some of the most well-defined characters of 1950s cinema. The courtroom scenes alone...
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| Caine Mutiny Movie Review by Jarrod (12/9/2008) |
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'The Caine Mutiny' is one of the great cinematic treasures, a captivating drama and exciting war picture, with superbly written court room scenes near the end that attempt to establish whether or not Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) is actually insane, and whether the decision of his executive officer, Lt. Maryk (Van...
(complete Caine Mutiny review by Jarrod)
Caine Mutiny (1954) is truly an excellent movie as it captivates the audience with spell bounding acting, a remarkable story, an intense courtroom drama, and numerous thought-provoking twists. Although this film is classified as a war movie, I think "drama" would be a more fitting genre because there is only one...
(complete Caine Mutiny review by David Hurlbert)
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