| The Caine Mutiny | |
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Written by | Stanley Roberts Michael Blankfort[1] |
| Based on | The Caine Mutiny (1951 novel) by Herman Wouk |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
Production company | Stanley Kramer Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[2] |
| Box office | $21.8 million[3] |
The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American military trial film directed by Edward Dmytryk, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Robert Francis, and Fred MacMurray. It is based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1951 novel of the same name. Set in the Pacific theatre of World War II, the film depicts the events on board a U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper and the subsequent court-martial of its executive officer for mutiny.
The film was released by Columbia Pictures on June 24, 1954. It was well-received by critics and was the second highest-grossing film in the United States in 1954.[4] At the 27th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for Humphrey Bogart. Edward Dmytryk was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award.
- ^ The Caine Mutiny at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ Tranberg, Charles (2014) Fred MacMurray: A Biography, Bear Manor Media
- ^ Box Office Information for The Caine Mutiny. The Numbers. Retrieved April 15, 2013
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1954', Variety Weekly, January 5, 1955