Directed by Edward Dmytryk (Murder My Sweet, Raintree County) in 1954, The Caine Mutiny is a movie set during World War II in a navy ship undergoing mutiny. The movie was based one of Herman Wouk’s novels. Humphrey Bogart stars as the heartbreaking captain Queeg that is ousted from authority by a couple of officers under his command played by Robert Francis and Van Johnson during a destructive storm. He then becomes an essential witness during court martial geared on disclosing information regarding the invisible injuries of war. With the movies scenes guided carefully by Edward Dmytryk, the all-male cast’s character performances soon became one of the most excellent in the 1950s cinema. Although it is much better to see the whole story in context, it is worth mentioning that the courtroom scenes from the movie alone became the basis for a television film in 1998, and a stage play. –Tom Keogh
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