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The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American war, trial, and drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Stanley Kramer. Based on the work of Herman Wouk, the screenplay was written by Stanley Roberts and Wouk. The cast includes Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Fred MacMurray, and Van Johnson. Franz Planer served as director of photography, with music by Max Steiner. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and released in the United States.
The narrative is set in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. It has a runtime of 124 minutes and was released on June 24, 1954. The production budget was $2,000,000, and the revenue reached $21,750,000. Costume design was handled by Jean Louis, and Cary Odell served as production designer. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor, and Best Film Editing. It is available on video on demand.
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7.2When 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.
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
- Robert Francis as Ens. Willis Seward 'Willie' Keith
- Van Johnson as Lt. Stephen Maryk
- Fred MacMurray as Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer
- May Wynn as May Wynn
- Katherine Warren as Mrs. Keith
Themes
- mutiny
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- war ship
- paranoia
- world war ii
- mental breakdown
- cowardice
- military court
- u.s. navy
- naval officer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Caine Mutiny
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Edward Dmytryk
- Screenwriter
- Stanley Roberts
- Cast member
- Dayton Lummis
- Composer
- Max Steiner
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Franz Planer
- Narrative location
- Pacific Ocean
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 384754
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Jose Ferrer in Caine Mutiny.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Caine Mutiny (film)
- publication date
- 1954-06-24
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- title
- The Caine Mutiny
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- after a work by
- Herman Wouk
- costume designer
- Jean Louis
- production designer
- Cary Odell
- set in environment
- ship
- review score
- 63/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 2000000
- box office
- 21750000
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