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The Caine Mutiny (1954)

 -  Drama | Romance | War  -  24 June 1954 (USA)
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When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.

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Lt. Barney Greenwald (as Jose Ferrer)
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Lt. Tom Keefer (as Fred Mac Murray)
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Ens. Willie Keith
May Wynn ...
May Wynn
Tom Tully ...
Comdr. DeVriess
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Arthur Franz ...
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
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Meatball
Warner Anderson ...
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Seaman Lugatch aka 'Horrible'
Katherine Warren ...
Mrs. Keith (as Katharine Warren)
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Ens. Barney Harding
Steve Brodie ...
Chief Budge
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During the Second World War, onboard a small insignificant ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experianced. A Ship's Captain is removed from his command by his Executive Officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it is then learned that the Captain of the ship was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide: was the Caine Mutiny a criminal act? Or an act of courage to save a ship from destruction at the hands of her Captain. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>

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24 June 1954 (USA)  »

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Authority and Rebellion  »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$21,750,000 (USA)
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Trivia

The scars on Van Johnson's face in this film are real, not makeup. While filming A Guy Named Joe, Johnson was in an automobile accident and thrown through the car's windshield. The plastic surgery of the day could not totally remove his scars. In all his later films he wore heavy makeup to hide them but felt that, in this film, they added to his character's appearance. See more »

Goofs

Admiral William F. Halsey's Flagship, hull #33, was the Kearsarge. The Kearsarge was not commissioned until March of 1946. As the movie takes place during World War II, the ship didn't exist. See more »

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[first lines]
Admiral: And so today you are full-fledged ensigns. Three short months ago you assembled here from all parts of the nation, from all walks of life: field, factory, office and college campus. Each of you knew what the fighting was about, or you wouldn't have volunteered. Each of you knew that the American way of life must be defended by life itself. From here on your education must continue in the more demanding school of actual war. Wearing the gold stripe of ensign in the United States ...
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There has never been a mutiny in a ship of the United States Navy. The truths of this film lie not in its incidents but in the way a few men meet the crisis of their lives." See more »

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"U.S. Marine Corps Hymn"
(1868) (uncredited)
(also called "The Marines' Hymn")
Music by 'Jacques Offenbach' from "Genevieve de Brabant" (1868)
Played often in the score
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Bogie loses his marbles...the strawberries are missing!
15 April 2001 | by (U.S.A.) – See all my reviews

Humphrey Bogart received an Oscar nomination for 'The Caine Mutiny' as the eccentric Captain Queeg who finally collapses under pressure. The story leading up to his downfall is an engrossing one--and more complex than any surface description can convey. That's what makes this such a fascinating movie. Nothing is what it seems. No character is painted in black or white strokes--but beneath the surface lies deception, especially in Lt. Keefer (Fred MacMurray). Usually a lightweight actor, MacMurray delivers one of the film's craftiest performances. So does Van Johnson as the decent executive officer who takes over the controls when Queeg snaps. As many have pointed out, the only true weakness of the film is the attention given to a budding romance between Robert Francis and May Wynn which does nothing to advance the plot. The complex drama ends with a stunning courtroom scene in which Jose Ferrer gets a chance to do some heavy emoting. Max Steiner's score includes a jaunty, catchy main theme but is otherwise not one of his most interesting scores. An excellent film that makes you think how things might have been if--if only...but then there would have been no story. All in all, quite an achievement, well worth your time. The book by Herman Wouk was worth reading too.


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