Corporate Name
Columbia Pictures
Title
The Caine Mutiny
DateDate Unknown
MediumVHS
Dimensions125 minutes
Object numberAVF-61
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionOriginally airing in 1954, this is a classic film of modern-day mutiny aboard a Naval vessel based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk. The nervous and inept behavior of Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) during maneuvers aboard the U.S.S. Caine -- a destroyer/ mine sweeper -- atrracts the attention of the ship's crew members and its executive officer, Maryk (Van Johnson). When Queeg's neurotic behavior reaches a breaking point during a fierce typhoon, Maryk takes command of the ship. Queeg then retaliates by having Maryk court-martialed. In a tense courtroom sequence, Lt. Greenwald (Jose Ferrer), assigned to Maryk's defense, systematically breaks Queeg down on the stand. Maryk wins the case but the victory is short-lived as Lt. Greenwald reaveals that the men have all been the unwitting victims of a deceptive shipmate named Lt. Keefer (Fred MacMurray), who actually instigated the mutiny for his own purposes. An all-star cast makes this film one to remember.On View
Not on view1725-1960
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