A classic movie from 1954, humphrey bogart plays rather against his usual screen persona the paranoid, martinet lt. He started off in theater, for over a decade, then went to film, then did some radio and even early television. Humphrey bogart plays a tough and by the book captain who takes over. The caine mutiny during world war ii, a dilapidated vessel, the caine, gets a new ensign, willis keith robert francis, and a new captain, commander queeg humphrey bogart. Comparing the trial scenes in the caine mutiny and a few good men and the performances of humphrey bogart and jack nicholson. Queeg humphrey bogart tries to prove beyond a doubt that strawberries were stolen from the freezer.
The film follows in the long tradition of naval mutiny and courtmartial films, such as mutiny on the bounty 1935, the sea wolf 1941, treasure island 1950, and billy budd 1962. Stripped of his authority by two officers under his command played by van johnso more. The mutiny on the royal navy vessel hms bounty occurred in the south pacific on 28 april 1789. Executive officer maryk van johnson narrating from his diary, recording concerns about captain queeg humphrey bogart, who launches his famous inquiry about fruit, alarming keefer fred macmurray and others, james edwards as whittaker, in the caine mutiny, 1954. The film mutiny on the bounty takes the side of the mutineers, portraying captain william bligh as a tyrant and sailing master fletcher christian as heroic for standing up to him. Mutiny on the bounty is a 1935 metrogoldwynmayer drama film directed by frank lloyd and starring charles laughton and clark gable, based on the 1932 charles nordhoff and james norman hall novel mutiny on the bounty the film was one of mgms biggest hits of the 1930s. It depicts the events on board a fictitious world war ii u. Set in early 1945, during the height of world war ii, this is a powerful drama of naval trial proceedings with an exceptional cast. Navy minesweeper and a subsequent courtmartial for mutiny. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. The caine mutiny 1954 is the story of shipboard conflict and a mutiny aboard a.
In 1787, british ship bounty leaves portsmouth to bring a cargo of breadfruit from tahiti but the savage onboard conditions imposed by captain bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer fletcher christian. Movies based on the mutiny on the bounty cliffsnotes. The caine mutiny, novel by herman wouk, published in 1951. The film also features laurence olivier, daniel daylewis and liam neeson the screenplay by robert bolt was based on the. The caine mutiny 1954 humphrey bogart court scene youtube. Weve seen it acted between clark gable and charles laughton, and between marlon brando and trevor howard, but its never before been quite as intriguing as in the bounty, the third movie based on the most famous mutiny in the history of the sea. William bligh of the hms bounty, whose crew mutinied against him.
In mutiny on the bounty 1935, bligh was played by charles laughton, who in 1954 also directed the caine mutiny courtmartial on stage. This was humphrey bogarts last great film role he died three years later. The caine mutiny 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. A fictional navy drama set in the pacific during world war ii, it was directed by edward dmytryk and produced by stanley kramer, and stars humphrey bogart, jose ferrer, van johnson, and fred macmurray. It is the fifth film version of the story of the mutiny on the bounty. A subtle nod is made to the caine mutiny 1954, starring humphrey bogart, who also starred in the maltese falcon 1941 with peter lorre, whose character from the maltese falcon is caricatured under the name quiggs pronounced queegs by demetrius, queeg being the captain of the caine. Starring humphrey bogart, the caine mutiny is from 1954 and also stars jose ferrer and fred macmurray, the columbia film almost didnt get made. Navy at first objected to the portrayal of a mutiny, and sanctioned the movie only after it was prefaced with a card stating, and perhaps perpetuating the myth, that there has never been a mutiny on a u. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting lieutenant fletcher christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, lieutenant william bligh, and set him and 18 loyalists adrift in the ships open launch. Thanks in large part to its cast, and anthony hopkins in particular, the bounty s retelling of the mutiny on the hms bounty is an intelligent, engaging adventure saga. Queeg played by brad davis, picking up at the courtmartial of lt. In truth, bligh was a lousy captain, but for reasons that the film.
Since the historical mutiny aboard the bounty in 1789, there have been three highly successful books about the incident. A tyrannical ship captain decides to exact revenge on his abused crew after they form a mutiny against him, but the sailor he targets had no hand in it. How historically accurate is the 1935 film mutiny on the. The relationship between fletcher christian and captain william bligh is one of the most familiar in the movies. With humphrey bogart, jose ferrer, van johnson, fred macmurray. Featuring standout performances by humphrey bogart, van johnson, jose ferrer and others, the film revolves around a court martial following a. With mark chinnery, steve ryan, ivan sontsev, andrey surcek. The caine mutiny, courtroom drama set in the eraly days of wwii, based on herman wouks novel the cain mutiny court martial. 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. Marlon brando mutiny on the bounty 8x10 rare color photo 601. 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. The caine mutiny 1954 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. During world war ii, a dilapidated vessel, the caine, gets a new ensign, willis keith robert francis, and a new captain, commander queeg humphrey bogart.
The caine mutiny 1954 is the story of shipboard conflict and a mutiny aboard a wwii naval vessel, and the subsequent courtmartial trial of the ships captain. In the process, their heritage as englishmen and their ties to the mother country are left behind in favor of a new land and a fresh identity in the film, on the mutineers refuge on pitcairns island. Bogart is remarkable because bogart is never not remarkable, but laughton and gable are both exceptional. Mutiny on the bounty 1935 mutiny on the bounty 1935. The caine mutiny 1954 frozen strawberries scene 49 youtube. The neurotic naval officer, played by humphrey bogart in the 1954 oscarnominated movie the caine mutiny, clung to the ship like it was going. By the way, i am not trying to discredit the caine mutiny in any way. The film is based on the caine mutiny, the 1951 pulitzer prizewinning novel written by herman wouk. Brando has never done it for me the way bogart does. Mutiny on the bounty celebrates a myth central to the american experience, of a downtrodden people who rebel against a cruel king and replace him with a leader of their own choosing. The character was memorably portrayed by humphrey bogart in a film also entitled the caine. Trevor howard is no charles laughton and as a result, this remake doesnt quite have the same impact as the 30s version. Despite some historical inaccuracies, film critics consider this adaptation to be the best cinematic work inspired by the. Overview of the caine mutiny, 1954, directed by edward dmytryk, with humphrey bogart, jose ferrer, van johnson, at turner classic movies.
Official trailer humphrey bogart, alexis smith movie hd by movieclips classic trailers. Mutiny on the bounty is a wellmade movie, with one of. With charles laughton, clark gable, franchot tone, herbert mundin. With marlon brando, trevor howard, richard harris, hugh griffith. Featuring standout performances by humphrey bogart, van johnson, jose ferrer and others, the film revolves around a court martial following a mutiny aboard a us naval vessel during wartime. These are two remarkable films about the same unimaginable scenario of creating a mutiny on a ship at sea.
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