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directed
by Edward Dmytryk
USA 1954
Having aligned himself with producer Stanley Kramer after naming names during the HUAC witch-hunt trials, Dmytryk opted for ever more turgidly serious subject matter. This, the last and perhaps the best of his films for Kramer, was an adaptation of Herman Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the court martial carried out against peacetime naval destroyer officers Francis and Johnson after they have mutinied against Bogart's Captain Queeg, who panics during a storm. Bogie's considerable charisma is visibly weakened by his tired appearance, and the strong cast is never really allowed full rein by Dmytryk, whose abiding concern that fair play be seen to be done, with regard to all the characters' various motivations, makes for a stodgily liberal courtroom drama. |
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Theatrical Release Date: June 24, 1954
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Runtime | 2:04:20 | 2:04:24 | 1:59:32 (4% PAL Speedup) | 2:04:35.468 |
Video | Widescreen
- 1.78:1 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 4.51 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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- 1.78:1 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 4.30 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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- 1.78:1 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.98 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s |
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 34,446,608,951 bytes Feature: 30,862,270,464 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 25.96 Mbps |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 1.0) | English (Dolby Digital 1.0), DUBs: Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
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French, German, Italian, Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2614 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2614
kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio German 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Italian 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
Subtitles | English, French or None | English, Spanish, French or None |
English, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Czech, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Dutch, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Icelandic, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish |
English, English (SDH), Arabic, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, none |
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Release Information: Studio: Columbia/Tri-star Studios
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Edition Details: • Behind "The Caine Mutiny" Part I (18:50) • Behind "The Caine Mutiny" Part II (16:10) DVD Release Date: May 8th, 2007Keep Case inside cardboard box Chapters 28 |
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• Full-screen and widescreen anamorphic formats DVD Release Date:
December 15, 1998
Chapters 28 |
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• 9 photos in black/white
• Incomplete Filmographies for for Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer,
Van Johnson and director Edward Dmytryk. Chapters 28 |
Release Information: Studio: Sony
1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 34,446,608,951 bytes Feature: 30,862,270,464 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 25.96 Mbps
Edition Details: • Original Teaser Trailer #1 (:55) • Original Teaser Trailer #2 (:51) • Previews BD Live Blu-ray Release Date:
October, 2011 Chapters 16 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Sony - Region FREE - Blu-ray - October 11': I'm still less satisfied with the way The Caine Mutiny looks on digital but have to admit the higher resolution does improve many visuals areas. I suspect it is the same D1 transfer as the CE DVD - but now but to Blu-ray. Meaning - I still think there is some DNR applied and the image is softer in spots with no texture - no grain to give it a film-like appearance. Hence it looks flat and unnaturally smooth. Colors (skin tones, the sea etc.) may be more accurate but the image has shifted to the right (less info on the left edge and more on the right edge - more on the top, less on the bottom.) That's the bad - the good is that it looks much better in motion than the still captures. I was a shade disappointed in the less-then-stellar visual presentation but it didn't impinge my viewing enjoyment of the film. Despite what I perceive to be its flaws it still impresses as the best of the digital transfers that I seen. The Blu-ray is dual-layered and the 2-hour film has a respectable bitrate. I may be overstating the negative issues and most may not be bothered. It's not all bad. Hopefully the screen captures can give you some further insight.NOTE: The Blu-ray is in 1.85:1 aspect ratio (not 1.78:1 like the DVDs) The audio is definitely improved. We get a DTS-HD Master 5.1 at 2614 kbps. Max Steiner's supportive score sounds crisp and militaristic with toe-tapping precision. There isn't much defined separation but there is some depth to the score and there are a multitude of DUBs and subtitle options signifying this as region FREE. The extras are essentially the same as the CE with the solid Richard Peņa and Ken Bowser commentary and 35-minute, 2-part, 'Behind the Scenes' piece described below. Added for the Blu-ray are two teaser trailers and the disc has an untested BD-Live function. I really love this film and have watched it at least a 1/2 a dozen times. It is always a pleasure to see Bogie in this role and while I had hoped for more in the video representation - I can't deny that the price is right for its overall improvements. I give a begrudging recommendation. ***
ADDITION: Sony - CE - Region 1- NTSC - April 07': I'm pretty sure that I don't care for this new transfer. It appears as though they have boosted reds - to gain and edge in sharpness - but the image is actually softer (DNR'ed) with some details (like Bogie's wrinkles) removed. I suppose it's is a personal preference. The new CE does have less artifacts but I always kind of liked the grainy look of the Columbia transfers. Certainly though colors have been manipulated. On he positive it does appear cleaner, and of course, is anamorphic and progressive. The Collector's Edition often shows a shade more information in the frame (left edge). What the new CE has done is add some decent supplements. We have a pretty good commentary with Richard Peņa and Ken Bowser. Peņa is always good and together they discuss Kramer, Dmytryk and Bogart. I quite enjoyed it as I do most discussions about Bogie. The two work well together and are filled with knowledge. There are also two featurettes; Behind "The Caine Mutiny" Part I running 18:50, and Part II running 16:10. A lot of clips from the film are used and some taking heads (Peņa and Bowser again) giving input. Overall I am very happy about the extras although remain somewhat disappointed by the transfer. I really enjoy this film and watch it at least once a year so I am happy to have both editions. *** ON THE 2 COLUMBIA DISCS: Both Discs have fine anamorphic picture quality, but the Region 1 has a little too much red in its skin tones. Both being Columbia Tri-Star discs there are only minute differences. They seem equally as sharp and the R2 shows just a tad more good film grain. The extras go with a slight edge to the R2 PAL for the stills gallery. A great film, with great performances but this is not the edition to sway you to buy an alternate region machine. The R2 is better, but not significantly. |
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