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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023 · 109 min

A taut, talky courtroom drama that grips through verbal sparring and moral unease rather than action.

Directed by
William Friedkin
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy
Overview
Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg, while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald increasingly questions if it was truly a mutiny or rather the courageous acts of a group of sailors who could not trust their unstable leader.

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Directed by
William Friedkin
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • morality
  • loyalty
  • madness
Places
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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109 min
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