Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Caine Mutiny
1954
**½
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis, May Wynn, Tom Tully

Humphrey Bogart gives a strong performance as the Commander of the fictional U.S.S. Caine who cracks under pressure and faces mutiny. This well-acted but overlong military drama is based on Herman Wouk's novel. The story plays out on the ship and in the court room in a rather stagy manner.