Robert Francis is at the center of the story as Willis Keith, a newly-minted ensign assigned to the destroyer/minesweeper U.S.S. Caine during World War II. Soon after his arrival, the ship gets a new captain, Lt. Comdr. Philip Francis Queeg Humphrey Bogart, a tough, no-nonsense veteran officer who tries to turns the crew into proper sailors and the Caine into a tight ship, engendering resentment from some of the men and several of his officers. A veteran of difficult years of service for too long, Queeg has insecurities about himself, his command, and his career that begin to manifest themselves as spells of temper over small details that cause him to make mistakes. Lt.Keefer (Fred MacMurray), the glib-tongued communications officer, begins making suggestions to the ship's sincere but overburdened first officer, Lt. Steve Maryk (Van Johnson), that Queeg may have mental problems. Maryk initially rejects these suggestions, and tries to support the captain, but conditions deteriorate to the point where Maryk is forced to relieve Queeg of command, and is charged -- along with Keith, who supported him -- with mutiny. Enter Lt. Barney Greenwald (Jose Ferrer), a lawyer in civilian life, who reluctantly agrees to help them, mostly out of sympathy for the impossible predicament in which Maryk has found himself trapped. Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Genre: Drama
- Category Courtroom Drama, Sea Adventure
- Theme: Courts Martial
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- Run Time: 02 hr 04 min
- Language: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, English, French
- Subtitle Language: English, French, Arabic, German
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: Blu-ray
- Release Date: December 6, 2011
- Lead Actor: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Robert Francis
- Supporting Actor: Ted Cooper, Herbert Anderson, Paul McGuire, Eddie Laguna, Don Anderson, Dayton Lummis, Don Keefer, Jay Richards, Richard Norris, Patrick Miller, Tyler McVey, Robert Bray, Donald Dillaway, James Todd, Kenneth MacDonald, Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton, May Wynn, Tom Tully, E.G. Marshall, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin, Warner Anderson, Claude Akins, Katherine Warren, Jerry Paris, Steve Brodie, Todd Karns, Whit Bissell, James Best, Joe Haworth, James Edwards, Don Dubbins, David Alpert
- Director: Edward Dmytryk
awards
- Nominations: Academy Awards (7)
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Drama or Comedy Score, 1954, Max Steiner
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Actor, 1954, Humphrey Bogart
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Picture, 1954, Stanley Kramer
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Editing, 1954, Henry Batista, William Lyon
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Sound, 1954, John P. Livadary
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Screenplay, 1954, Stanley Roberts
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Supporting Actor, 1954, Tom Tully
