The Caine Mutiny
As big as the ocean!
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Produced by Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures
A tense courtroom and naval drama that interrogates duty, mental illness, and the moral ambiguity of command during wartime.
When 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.
Clusters
Essence
Ensemble
Humphrey Bogart
Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg
Robert Francis
Ens. Willis Seward 'Willie' Keith
Van Johnson
Lt. Stephen Maryk
Fred MacMurray
Lt. Thomas 'Tom' Keefer
May Wynn
May Wynn
Katherine Warren
Mrs. Keith
Jerry Paris
Ens. Barney Harding
José Ferrer
Lt. Barney Greenwald
E.G. Marshall
Lt. Comdr. Challee
Tom Tully
Comdr. DeVriess
Arthur Franz
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
Lee Marvin
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