José FerrerCritics have praised both Fred MacMurray's performance as the officer who incites the mutiny and the finale of the film, in which the defense attorney (played by José Ferrer) gives a passionate soliloquy.
Several weeks before filming began, José Ferrer broke his right hand. He is seen wearing a cast, but the injury is only briefly referred to by Lt. Steve Maryk (Van Johnson) when, upon meeting him, he must shake his left hand, rather than his right.
Her rotting decks and silt-filled chambers once staged a human drama that may have inspired Herman Wouk's World War II novel, The Caine Mutiny. This is the true story of the USS Partridge and the real-life heroes who served aboard her in some of the most treacherous waters of the war.
After Stanley Roberts' shooting script was completed and approved by the Navy after 15 months of negotiations, the Department agreed to cooperate with Columbia Pictures by providing access to its ships, planes, combat boats, Pearl Harbor, the port of San Francisco, and Naval Station Treasure Island for filming.
destroyer-minesweeper USS ThompsonThe USS Caine was "played" by the Navy destroyer-minesweeper USS Thompson (DD-627/DMS-38), named in honor of Robert M Thompson. DD-627 provided close-in fire support on D-Day. DMS-38 served in the Korean War, and was decommissioned a year after her role in this movie.
Best ActorHumphrey Bogart / WinsThe Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actress winner. Wikipedia
Willie keeps the Caine afloat during another typhoon and brings it back to Bayonne, New Jersey, for decommissioning after the end of the war. On reflection, he decides to ask May (now a blonde and using her real name of Marie Minotti) to marry him.
June 24, 1954 (USA)The Caine Mutiny / Release date
THE job of compacting and containing Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny" into two hours of color motion picture, with all the character and drama preserved, was one that compared in major aspects with the similar job on "From Here to Eternity." And we're glad to report that Columbia Pictures and Producer Stanley Kramer ...
The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American drama film set during World War II, directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Stanley Kramer....The Caine MutinyWriterStanley RobertsStarringHumphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray27th Academy Awards4 more rows
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