Caine Mutiny

Pros: Humphrey Bogart, Fred MacMurray, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, story, dialog
Cons: Point of View established on wrong character, Robert Francis

The Caine Mutiny (1954) The Caine Mutiny, set in WWII on the US Destroyer - Minesweeper Caine, is one of the first films critical of the US Navy and as such received little support until Columbia sweetened the script in accordance with their ...

Pros: Acting, directing, story
Cons: Digresses a little too much into Ensign Keith's love life

The 1954 movie The Caine Mutiny, based on Herman Wouk’s World War II novel, references Captain William Bligh of the H.M.S. Bounty fame. Upon meeting Captain Philip Frances Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) for the first time, Ensign Willie Keith (Robert Francis) ...

Pros: Bogart's ballbearings -- and everything else
Cons: some stilted dialogue during the trial portion

The Caine Mutiny is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Caine Mutiny Court Martial by Herman Wouk. I can't criticize the differences between book and film because the screenplay was also by Herman Wouk, with the assistance of Stanley...

Pros: Bogart, Ferrer, MacMurray. Naval buffs will love this movie.
Cons: Covers too much of the book in a short time, creating in-the-way subplots.

(4/29/04: I apologize for the unoriginal introduction to this review; it was early in my site career. Anyway, I have updated this review by getting rid of the question marks that have plagued it since a format error on Epinions. Anyway, enjoy!) The ...

Pros: cast, script, direction, humor, sets
Cons: Willie Keith, his girlfriend, and his mother

Herman Wouk's novel "The Caine Mutiny" was not only a bestseller. It won a Pulitzer Prize, and was made into a Broadway play, "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". Stanley Kramer produced the film adaptation, which unlike the play, only...

Pros: Bogey classic
Cons: None

I must say that this is one on Bogeys best roles. As Captain Queeg he is the man. He is able to lose his marbles in a most convincing manner. I give him high marks. The co stars are also impressive in this tale of a stressed out ships captain that...

Pros: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer
Cons: Plot diverted from the book too much.

The movie preyed on the fame of Humphrey Bogart, and it should be noted that this film was 'based' upon the book. The movie and the book part company near the end of the film, and certain characters are omitted (obviously due to the production...