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The Caine Mutiny (Collector's Edition)
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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.System Requirements:Running Time: 123 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: NR UPC: 043396163249 Manufacturer No: 16324
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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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Record Label Sony Pictures
Format Closed-captioned / Collector's Edition /
Dimensions: Length: 7.4" Width: 5.4" Height: 0.6"
Binding DVD Video
Publisher PROVIDENT #130
ISBN 0012496022
EAN 0043396163249
UPC 043396163249
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 | Caine Mutiny reviewed Feb 7, 2010 |
| Story of a mutiny on an American minesweeper, leading to court marshall of the captain.Very good fiction. | | | | Classic Jan 28, 2010 |
WOW! Think of Humphry Bogart and he is the definition of the suave, tough, fadorad tough guy that was the encyclopedia entry for film noir. Jack Nicholson made a good peice of his career out of Bogart moves, and any cut of this type of image goes back to Humphry.
But it Caine Mutiny, he litterally both breaks and inverts his own mold. The neurodic, compulsive, nail-biter he carves as the ship captin here is diametrically opposed to the trench coat polish Bogart usually rubs, and he is totally convincing here. This tight head unwrapps in front of our eyes, and watching Bogart's charactor decompensate is amazing--his skills as an actor are just incredible.
And the two little balls that the captian fondles as the last vestage of his sanity-amazing dramatic device. Genius.
Both movie fans and acting students need to see Caine Muntiny. | | | | Always found it interesting........................ Jan 23, 2010 |
| One of my favorite movies. Always found it interesting that two of Bogeys greatest parts (Caine Mutiny and Treasure of Sierra Madre) were of guys who were or went a little crazy! | | | | Great in every way Dec 31, 2009 |
Please note that I saw this movie on HBO so I can't comment on the video transfer.
This is a truly great classic that is just top notch in every respect. Besides the all-star cast, everyone did a wonderful job with their roles. Bogart plays against type here as a man who no longer can cope with the stresses of command, in contrast to many of his other roles as an intrepid, smart, more than competent tough guy.
Based on the Herman Wouk novel (who wrote many best-sellers in the 50s and 60s, such as The Winds of War), the story chronicles the downward spiral of a destroyer/mine sweeper captain who is now cracking under the strain. What's great is how the other roles and characters in the movie contrast and complement each other: MacMurray as the insightful but cowardly writer who convinces everyone Bogart is paranoid but cops out later, van Johnson as the plodding but dutiful and courageous chief officer, and Robert Francis as the young and inexperienced but idealistic ensign. And Jose Ferrer is great as the Naval lawyer who defends the mutineers at the end.
Just a little trivia, the shots in Yosemite, using on site locations, were unusual for Hollywood at the time, and the scenes at the hotel appear to have been done at the famous Aiwanee hotel there (having visited it once myself) There's even footage of the famous pouring of the embers over Fire Falls in the film, which, by the time I visited Yosemite for the first time in the late 60s, had already been banned because the hot embers had started a couple of fires.
Robert Francis unfortunately had a promising career cut short when he was killed at the age of 25 in a private plane crash only 11 months after this movie was filmed. He had only appeared in four films, with the Caine Mutiny being the second.
Another interesting feature of the movie is that the three main ships the movie was filmed on actually saw service during WWII, the movie being just 10 years after WWII ended. There are three future stars in the film: a cameo appearance by a very young looking Lee Marvin during the trial scene; at one point it looks like Claude Akins (from the move The Dirty Dozen and also he starred in that TV series about Truckers back in the 70s) sticks his head through a door at one point; and Jerry Paris, who would later play on the Dick van Dyke show, also appears as the junior ensign.
Finally, another reviewer commented:
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LOL. Well, I can only say I didn't realize so many actors were into playing with their steel balls. :-)
To sum up, a truly great Hollywood classic with one of Bogart's greatest roles, and with stand-up performances by every other important character in the cast. | | | | Good Movie Nov 25, 2009 |
| This is $9.99 along with Sahara at Barnes and Noble. Why this site is so much more I have no clue. Barnes and Noble have many titles at 50% off. | | | Write your own review about The Caine Mutiny (Collector's Edition)
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