Official Trailer for William Friedkin’s ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’
by Alex Billington
September 22, 2023
Source: YouTube
“He was a petty tyrant and utterly incompetent.” Showtime has unveiled an official trailer for filmmaker William Friedkin’s final film titled The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, arriving for streaming in October. This recently premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival out of competition. It was shot in early 2023, with Guillermo del Toro shadowing Friedkin on set; Friedkin passed away in August just before he could attend the premiere. Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, based on the acclaimed novel / play, follows a U.S. naval first officer who’s standing trial for orchestrating a mutiny after his captain shows signs of becoming unhinged and jeopardizes the lives of his crew. It’s one of the best plays as a film I’ve ever seen – here’s my full review. A gripping, fascinating intellectual examination of authority and insanity. Plenty to discuss. Friedkin’s The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial stars Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, Jake Lacy, Monica Raymund, Lewis Pullman, Jay Duplass, Tom Riley and Lance Reddick. Damn fine film that gets into some very tricky topics, with some exceptional performance across the board. I highly recommend watching this film.
Here’s the trailer (+ poster) for William Friedkin’s The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, from YouTube:
About The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial: Barney Greenwald, a skeptical lawyer, reluctantly defends an officer of the navy who took control of the Caine from its captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg (Sutherland), while caught in a violent sea storm. As the court-martial proceeds, however, Greenwald increasingly questions if it was truly a mutiny or rather the courageous acts of a group of sailors who could not trust their unstable leader. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is both written and directed by celebrated American filmmaker William Friedkin, director of films Good Times, The Birthday Party, The Night They Raided Minsky’s, The Boys in the Band, The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, The Brink’s Job, Cruising, Deal of the Century, To Live & Die in L.A., Rampage, The Guardian, Blue Chips, Rules of Engagement, The Hunted, Bug, and Killer Joe previously. He passed away in August 2023 at the age of 87. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Herman Wouk (and the play). This initially premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival recently (read our review). Showtime will debut Friedkin’s The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial streaming on Showtime starting on October 6th, 2023 coming soon this fall. Interested?
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