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The Caine Mutiny

Movie · 1954 · 124 min

A tense psychological drama that builds slowly, anchored by a commanding performance and a courtroom climax.

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1954 film directed by Edward Dmytryk
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Year
1954
Runtime
124 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • guilt
  • loyalty
  • madness
  • betrayal
Places
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, war, trial
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Written by
Herman Wouk, Stanley Roberts, Michael Blankfort
Starring
Humphrey Bogart, Lee Marvin, José Ferrer, Fred MacMurray, Van Johnson, E. G. Marshall, Claude Akins, Jerry Paris
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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