The Caine Mutiny (Collector's Edition)

Buy This Item The Caine Mutiny (Collector's Edition) by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $19.99  on 11-4-2008     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. Reader Reviews Taut and sometimes darkly and cynically amusing. Wretched, worn-and-torn veteran Queeg takes over the Caine, and the little remaining glue holding him together quickly gives way under the strain of command, as a less-than-receptive crew looks on in consternation. Brilliantly acted by all the major players, the Caine Mutiny boasted a very distinguished cast. Bogie is superb as the paranoid Queeg, being both despicable and piteous. Particularly noteworthy is Jose Ferrer's relatively short appearance at the end, as Lt. Greenwald, the rueful defense attorney for Maryk (Van Johnson), the Executive Officer charged with the mutiny. Also, Fred MacMurray is great in the role of ship's weasel. Only slightly marred by the nauseating backstory following the mawkish romance between young Ensign Keith and his "best girl" May Wynn, and by a soundtrack that leaps at you from time to time with parade music that is about as enjoyable as a tin bugle blown in your ear.

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