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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 have become the basis for a stage play (and a television movie in 1988), but it is a more satisfying experience to see the entire story in context. --Tom Keogh
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Nominated for seven Academy Awards® in 1954, including Best Picture and Best Actor, THE CAINE MUTINY is a classic film about the unstable Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) and his tumultuous command of an old minesweeper and her weary crew. On the high seas during the dramatic battles of World War II, Queeg’s by-the-book approach pushes his crew and his popular second-in-command, Lt. Maryk (Van Johnson), to the breaking point. After a series of questionable orders, Maryk confronts Queeg when he orders the ship directly into the path of a deadly typhoon. Maryk invokes naval code and relieves Queeg of his command, forcing the crew to mutiny. Once safely back in port, Maryk is court-martialed for treason, setting off a tense trial that exposes the true state of Queeg’s mind. Nominated for Best Actor, Humphrey Bogart gives a searing performance as he is systematically broken down in this classic tale of military conduct in a time of war.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
don't forget fred mcmurray,
By john souray (london United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Caine Mutiny [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
I don't want to take issue with the claim that Bogart is the best actor in the cast (review above), but you can't overlook the underrated Fred McMurray (yes, as in Flubber and the TV series My Three Sons). Lovers of the novel will know that it is Keefer, not Queeg (Bogart) who is the real villain. At the end of the day, Queeg is no more than an ordinary man promoted beyond his competence; it is the cynical, superficially witty novelist Keefer who provokes the mutiny, and having led less clever, more honest men to this dangerous end, carefully distances himself from any responsibility. McMurray turns in the slimiest of performances, outdoing even his overbearing bullying boss in Wilder's The Apartment (with Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine). A truly memorable screen villain, all the more powerful for coming from an actor better known for light comedy.Jose Ferrer, as the defence counsel, Greenwald, deserves an honourable mention as well. No mere two hour film could do justice to the richness and subtlety of Wouk's novel, but this is as decent a stab as you could hope for.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Truly Gripping Bogart!!!,
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This review is from: The Caine Mutiny [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
This is a masterpiece of cinema. A MUST SEE, hands down. The beauty of it is that although Bogart is obviously the best actor in the cast--- he was more than content to play someone not in control and be more in the background than he was accustomed to doing. The scene in the courtroom is a classic, tense and gripping! The famous scene is well remembered for Bogie's losing it all and yet unsuccessfully trying to hold himself in check by rotating a pair of metal marbles...showing through his insanity. This is a must have for any classic film collector and a crowning jewel for Bogart. Don't miss this one!!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard, standard performance is sub-standard, and sub-standard performance is not per,
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This review is from: The Caine Mutiny [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
First time I saw this film I didn't get it. You were expected to side with the officers of the Caine against the captain who was showing very unusual behaviour. You had no sympathy with Captain Queeg played by Humphrey Bogart as he was playing a martinet and telling the officers and crew what to do right down to little details like having their shirts tucked in. He then started to make mistakes as he was reprimanding people at the time when the ship ran over its own target tow rope. He then denied to everyone that it really happened. There is a moving scene which is just tucked away where he asked the officers to be loyal to him as he was suffering the loneliness of command. They disliked him too much so they do not help him. The author on the ship played by Fred Mc Murray was starting talking about the captain having a mental illness and that if he cracks that the first officer should replace him. The action built to when a typhoon affected the ship and Queeg cracked under the strain. As a result the first officer took over command effectively a mutiny. The rest of the action is a the court scenes. The officer Greenwald who takes on their case thinks very little of the mutinous officers but agrees to do his best. He breaks Queeg by his questioning and as a result Queeg's mental state becomes obvious to the court.It is a great piece of acting by Bogart. You see him gradually breakdown and get his trademark metal balls which he puts in his hand and clicks them as he talks. You think that is it job done. Grennwald the defence attorney turns on the celebrating officers and tears them apart and accuses them of disloyalty to a senior officer. As he points out people like Queeg were defending the US when the officers were tucked up in their beds safe in the states and only joining the war when they were called up. To me it is very Tunes of Glory or even Cockleshell Heroes which Jose Ferrer( Greenwald) was in . It is all about doing things by the military hand book and being loyal to the chain of command to achieve the common good. In a way this would be a great training film for servicemen as it shows how a fighting force has to do things for the common good and individuals can't just do what they want. They have to follow the orders of their leaders. The final scenes are very moving as Greenwald lays the blame on the mutiny on the officer who chickened out when giving his evidence but was effectively the instigator of the whole affair. A very taut well acted film and a must see for fans of war films and fans of Bogart who gave a great performance. Fred MC Murray as the writer was also very good.
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