A very tightly wrapped film. The script was terse and direct. It has the aura of a stage drama. The acting is restrained and contained. A simply wonderful piece of cinema.

The best and most shocking example for Queeg's incompetence.

What a great freakin movie. If this ever comes up on TCM, DO NOT MISS, great story, actors and direction. Highly underated, and any young movie geeks need to put on your list of top 100 movies to see before you die.🇺🇲.

For all those who think Tom was a thoroughly bad character notice how disgusted he was when the captain cut and ran under fire, he was more complex than a black and white assessment…

I find it...amusing...that the shells falling around the CAINE make exactly the same noise as shells on land, as I checked by watching a couple episodes of COMBAT!

Keefer showed courage and fortitude here. It is a contrast to his moral cowardice later . He was a complex character ...

I'd like to think Maryk went on to become a captain himself after he was cleared at the court martial. Seems like he would be a great captain: skilled, decisive, and deeply caring of the men under his command.

Let's make a point here in what is really a movie about the characters of men in extreme warfare conditions. First and foremost it actually is a film based upon a very good novel, but a novel. It endeavours to portray the stresses upon men in the horror of war. here we see a CO probably severely battle-scarred ( as the court martial shows) and most likely suffering from what we now call PTSD; a man who never should have been reassigned to the Caine. This reflects the USN situation of 1942/43 when ship COs were hard to find.. He replaced a CO thoroughly disliked by his officers and as the situation unfolds they transfer that dislike to the new CO at a time when they need his support. They are the real villains here as is shown in the court martial. Queeg is a professional naval officer badly flawed character thanks to his service in the North Atlantic. The others a bunch of amateurs who are still driven by their peacetime civilian standards and bread and butter course at the Academy. The XO is a total failure as he should have rapidly brought them into line (we see how the previous CO tried to make the new ensigns officers in a short time but is criticised for his efforts). Queeg is a flawed man but no coward and a man who is betrayed by his officers when he most needed them; that is almost mutiny. Just a man who saw far too much of war at its worst time. The book is one of Wouk's best but it is a psychological drama and should be seen in that light. For those who choose to discredit Queeg may I suggest you have probably never been on much more than the Staten Island Ferry as opposed to us who have been out there and learned how to work with our captains or how we had our people best work with us. End point? Bogart's superb presentation of LCDR Queeg.

The men's warpaint was perfect for the music.

Kinda makes you wonder what he did in the Atlantic.

It's a shame that this Top 5 movie of all time never got an Oscar, only seven nominations (among other Bogey as best actor and Max Steiner for the music).

This should have been the real Caine Mutiny. Where Mr. Maryk relieves Captain Queeg for cowardice under fire, and takes command.

I will say a commander should never have to explain his decisions to the crew under him but if his poor behavior is obvious to most of his staff it should be reported properly and he would have to explain why his decisions were correct, especially if lives and/or property were lost. I would say his actions as a commander were inexcusable.

The first time I watched this, I thought about when I was in the infantry and painting my face with camouflage paint and I’d think about my cousin Bobby who was in the navy and not having to paint his face, among other things army grunts do, like digging foxholes.

This scene proves Mr. Keefer was no coward. He understood the Caine's duty. Captain Queeg was shot up as a fighting man. His nerves were frayed. He had had enough. He was no coward either.

Ive worked with O6s like this. At that rank they are incredibly competent or their incompetent and are fueled by ego or fueled by anger they arent a GO

God help you if you work for somebody like this

The music makes me crazy! 😊

This was inexcusable. The mutiny should have started here. Jose Ferrer had a point near the end, but Queeg was still an incompetent and cowardly ship commander.

Fred MacMurray was a great actor

The only war scene in an outstanding war movie. Ironic scene here, Queeg is shown as a bit of a coward and wanting to run and this never was brought up in the court-martial. Yet, the typhoon scene showed Queeg as fearless and was not about to change course even though they were in danger of capsizing.

This skipper should never be allowed to command a ship.

Was Queeg hiding?

Probably why he was sent to the Caine he cracked

I’m assuming the ‘face paint’ is fire retardant application? That’s something I haven’t seen in WWII movies before

What is the sunscreen on their faces?

I think needed Melissa McCarthy from The Heat for this scene. Once Queeg got a load of her "have you seen the captain's balls?" bit....they wouldn't have dropped the dye marker.

yes

What are they wearing on their faces and why?

What’s with the paint

Ok? What's the white paint for?

This is just like JV. How is JV running Henrico country when he’s worried about people with signs at a park a wedding, and then extensive vacation?

Interesting

What would fletcher christian do

why didn't the navy investigate this ?i realize it's hollywood but to many saw what was don4e yet no one said a word?interesting

Why did they paint their face white?

Why are the sailors wearing white all over their face? Is it sunblock? (Apologies on my stupid question)

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Quig lost his nervre and bullied everyone...textbook on poor leadership.

honestly i dont follow whats going on :L

why the white face paint?

Mmmm -I wonder if this has any relevance to 2020

why are they painted white in the face ?

That music is so annoying.

It really is amazing how bad the soundtracks were in movies from this era

whats with the silly face paint? XD

All fiction USS Pueblo and liberty Real life situations

Old yells stain

Wtf is on their faces?

Wearing this white face cream is a Hollywood creation, no one in the navy wore such cream

Why did they all have their faces slathered with white makeup in this scene? If it is supposed to be sunblock, they would not need that any more here than at any other place and time in tropical waters, and it certainly doesn't make sense as camouflage. I have always wondered about this.

Why are wearing facial beauty masks. I never heard of this movie. I watched almost every classic movies from Guns from Navarone, Bridge at the River of Kwaii, The Longest Day,etc, but I never heard this movie

Whats with the white stuff on their faces

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