The Caine Mutiny
film by Dmytryk [1954]
The Caine Mutiny, American film drama, released in 1954, that was based on the best-selling novel by Herman Wouk. Humphrey Bogart’s portrayal of Captain Queeg, considered by many to be his last great performance, earned him a final Academy Award nomination. Soon after he takes command of the destroyer-minesweeper U.S.S. Caine, Queeg’s erratic behaviour becomes a cause of concern for the crewmen. When the Caine encounters a typhoon, he appears to have a mental breakdown, and a mutiny takes place. The mutineers subsequently face a court-martial, but when Queeg undergoes cross-examination, his instability becomes apparent, and the sailors are acquitted. ...(100 of 161 words)