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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396163249
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 08, 2007
Running Time: 124 minutes
Sales Rank: 4775
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: June 24, 1954
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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 attracts the attention of the ship's crew members and it's 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 reveals that the men have all been the unwitting victims of a deceptiveshipmate named Lt. Keefer (Fred MacMurray), who actually instigated the mutiny for his own purposes. An all-star cast makes this film one to remember.
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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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Rating:  - Almost five stars
I've always enjoyed this movie, except for one thing. The actor who plays Willie Keith- Robert Francis- is awful. I think a wooden indian could have delivered a better performance. One of the plot elements of the movie is that Ensign Keith is well connected, Francis must have been as well, because he never deserved being awarded this pivotal role.
Everyone else does a creditable job,and Jose Ferrer and Humphrey Bogart are outstanding.
The movie ends just at the right point- not like Wouk's overlong book, where Keith takes command of the Caine.
Rating:  - outstanding
Outstanding acting and plot with a great ending. This film is a real classic.
Rating: - movie review
this is an excellent movie with excellent acting. great entertainment and glad its in my collection.
Rating: - Steel Balls & Strawberries
"Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard, standard performance is sub-standard, and sub-standard performance is not permitted to exist - that, I warn you."
Based on the novel by the great Herman Wouk, THE CAINE MUTINY boasts one of the best performances and ensemble cast of any movie from the 1950s. Ensign Willie Keith, the naïve young officer, is wonderfully played by Robert Francis, who died in a plane crash at the age of 25 one year after this role. Classic stars Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Fred McMurray, Jose Ferrer, Tom Tully, and a bevy of talented and (at the time) lesser known stars (including Lee Marvin and Claude Akins), round out this wonderfully diverse group of performers. They combine to paint a realistic portrait of life aboard the Caine - a tired, WWII ship desperately in need of leadership.
The movie is essentially in three parts: The first part focuses on the arrival and experiences of young Ensign Keith, a son of privilege and wealth with an idealized view of the world and lofty expectations of those in command. He is discouraged by the presumed lethargy of his commander - the war weary Commander DeVriess, and yearns for a spit-and-polish type as a source of strength.
In the second part, Ensign Keith get's his wish (or so he thinks) in the form of Lt. Commander Philip Francis Queeg - a formal "by-the-book" man who is in reality, a battered veteran of one too-many combat experiences. Beautifully played by Humphrey Bogart, ... Read More
Rating: - AUTHENTIC ADVENTURE
I remember reading the book several years ago. Used t have the movie on VHS. Now on DVD its brilliant color and even more brilliant acting are preserved in my film library. Outstanding performances by Jose Ferrer, Fred McMurray, Van Johnson and, of course, Humphrey Bogart make this one of my all time favorite films.
Authentic World War II drama penned by a man who served in those very ships. This movie is a must-see!
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