The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Name: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-05-08
Rating: 77
Cast: Eric Bogosian, Jeff Daniels, Brad Davis, Peter Gallagher, Michael Murphy

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1988

1h 33m

Drama

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Skeptical lawyer Barney Greenwald (Eric Bogosian) grudgingly defends Lt. Steve Maryk (Jeff Daniels), a navy man who wrestled control of a ship from its domineering captain, Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg (Brad Davis), in the midst of a violent storm at sea. As the court martial progresses, Greenwald begins to wonder if the events aboard the U.S.S. Caine were truly a mutiny, or merely the brave acts of a faithful group of sailors who could no longer trust their unstable leader.

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VERDICT: CONDUCT - QUITE BECOMING! With deference to the commendable job done by this entire ensemble in delivering the sheer breadth of dialogue here so entertainingly, along with masterfully executed work, particularly of Mssr's Daniels, Bogosian, Gallagher, and Murphy (suitability morose - he was also having a banner year with cable's TANNER '88), along with director Altman and his crew, the true Court Martial should've been of Brad Davis' largely unconvincing and overtly theatrical, though at times, suitability unsettling depiction of an unraveling Captain Queeg.

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Much better than most TV dramas. The story unfolds solely through testimony a few months after the incident.

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Altman! Who knew? This is great.

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Robert Altman

Director

Eric Bogosian

Lt. Barney Greenwald

Jeff Daniels

Lt. Steve Maryk

Brad Davis

Lt. Cmdr. Phillip Francis Queeg

Peter Gallagher

Lt. Com. John Challee

Michael Murphy

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Synopsis

Director: Robert Altman
Producer: Robert Altman, John Flaxman
Screenwriter: Herman Wouk
Production Co: Sandcastle 5 Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2014
Runtime: 1h 33m

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