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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767809689
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767809688
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 15, 1998
Running Time: 124 minutes
Sales Rank: 17263
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: June 24, 1954
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Almost five stars
I've always enjoyed this movie, except for one thing. The actor who plays Willie Keith- Robert Francis- is awful. I think a wooden indian could have delivered a better performance. One of the plot elements of the movie is that Ensign Keith is well connected, Francis must have been as well, because he never deserved being awarded this pivotal role. He only "acted" in a couple of movies afterward, and then thankfully vanished into obscurity.
Everyone else does a creditable job,and ... Read More
Rating:  - outstanding
Outstanding acting and plot with a great ending. This film is a real classic.
Rating: - movie review
this is an excellent movie with excellent acting. great entertainment and glad its in my collection.
Rating: - Steel Balls & Strawberries
"Aboard my ship, excellent performance is standard, standard performance is sub-standard, and sub-standard performance is not permitted to exist - that, I warn you."
Based on the novel by the great Herman Wouk, THE CAINE MUTINY boasts one of the best performances and ensemble cast of any movie from the 1950s. Ensign Willie Keith, the naïve young officer, is wonderfully played by Robert Francis, who died in a plane crash at the age of 25 one year after this role. Classic stars Humphrey ... Read More
Rating: - AUTHENTIC ADVENTURE
I remember reading the book several years ago. Used t have the movie on VHS. Now on DVD its brilliant color and even more brilliant acting are preserved in my film library. Outstanding performances by Jose Ferrer, Fred McMurray, Van Johnson and, of course, Humphrey Bogart make this one of my all time favorite films.
Authentic World War II drama penned by a man who served in those very ships. This movie is a must-see!
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