The Caine Mutiny (1954 film)

The Caine Mutiny
Original film poster
Directed by	Edward Dmytryk
Written by	Stanley Roberts Michael Blankfort[1]
Based on	The Caine Mutiny (1951 novel) by Herman Wouk
Produced by	Stanley Kramer
Starring	Humphrey Bogart José Ferrer Van Johnson Fred MacMurray Robert Francis May Wynn Tom Tully
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Henry Batista William A. Lyon
Music by	Max Steiner
Production company	Stanley Kramer Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 24, 1954 (1954-06-24) (New York City)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2 million[2]
Box office	$21.8 million[3]

The Caine Mutiny is a 1954 American military trial film directed by Edward Dmytryk, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Robert Francis, and Fred MacMurray. It is based on Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1951 novel of the same name. Set in the Pacific theatre of World War II, the film depicts the events on board a U.S. Navy destroyer-minesweeper and the subsequent court-martial of its executive officer for mutiny.

The film was released by Columbia Pictures on June 24, 1954. It was well-received by critics and was the second highest-grossing film in the United States in 1954.^[4] At the 27th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for Humphrey Bogart. Edward Dmytryk was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award.