The Caine Mutiny

Drama, War

Humphrey Bogart	Lt. Comdr. Philip Francis Queeg
José Ferrer	Lt. Barney Greenwald
Van Johnson	Lt. Steve Maryk
Fred MacMurray	Lt. Tom Keefer
Robert Francis	Ens. Willis Seward Keith
May Wynn	May Wynn
Tom Tully	Lt. Comdr./Comdr. DeVriess
E.G. Marshall	Lt. Comdr. Challee
Arthur Franz	Lt. H. Paynter Jr.
Lee Marvin	Meatball
Jose Ferrer

Director	Edward Dmytryk
Producer	Stanley Kramer
Writer	Stanley Roberts; Herman Wouk
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Musician	Max Steiner

Lt. Cmdr. Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) is assigned as the new captain of the Caine in the South Pacific during World War II. The crew is not happy to have a new captain, but they attempt to follow the new commander. Lt. Maryk (Van Johnson) and Lt. Keefer (Fred MacMurray) are very concerned about Queeg’s odd behaviors such as having the ship searched for stolen strawberries and leaving a convoy of ships unprotected. The two lieutenants discuss taking the command away from Queeg and finally Maryk takes over during a storm when the captain’s orders would surely sink the Caine. Once back to harbor, Maryk is put on trial for mutiny. Was Maryk right for taking away command? Could some other course have been pursued?