Australian Competitions Club

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Win a digital code to watch The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.

A film by William Friedkin.

When William Friedkin sadly passed away in 2023, American cinema lost a true auteur, and one of its greatest iconoclasts. Thankfully, the master director of classics like THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE EXORCIST, TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA and SORCERER left us with one final cinematic jewel.

Something of a companion piece to his 1997 telemovie adaptation of the heralded play 12 ANGRY MEN, Friedkin takes the oft-visited Herman Wouk novel THE CAINE MUTINY (previously filmed by Edward Dmytryk and Robert Altman) and turns it into both a directorial masterclass and an extraordinary performance piece.

Delivering a career-best turn, Kiefer Sutherland is all jittery menace as Lieutenant Commander Queeg of the USS Caine, who is relieved of his command when his men believe him unsuited to lead during a horrific storm. The resultant court case sees sceptical lawyer Greenwald (Jason Clarke) defending Officer Maryk (Jake Lacey) on charges of mutiny, with the testimony of the paranoiac, duplicitous Queeg the vital key to proceedings.

A fascinating treatise on power and responsibility, THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL is a stunning capstone work from a movie master.

For a chance to win a copy of THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL on Digital, simply email competitions@filmink.com.au with your favourite William Friedkin film and why you love it. Most creative entries win.