Showtime drops official trailer for William Friedkin’s final project ‘The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ coming October 6 [WATCH]

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Oscar-winning filmmaker William Friedkin’s “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” dropped its official trailer today for a movie that will stream exclusively on the Paramount+ on Showtime plan beginning October 6 before making its linear debut two nights later over Showtime. The military drama is adapted from the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Caine Mutiny” by Herman Wouk and was Friedkin’s final project. He died on August 7 after completing work on the Republic Pictures feature as its writer and director. Watch the trailer above.

“Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” stars Kiefer Sutherland as the story’s domineering captain, Lt. Philip Francis Queeg. In the film, Lt. Steve Maryk (Jake Lacy) – a first officer of the Navy who took control of the U.S.S. Caine from Queeg during a violent sea storm in unfriendly waters – is forced to stand trial after his captain showed signs of being unhinged and jeopardized the lives of his crew. Jason Clarke plays Barney Greenwald, a naval lawyer who reluctantly agrees to defend Maryk during the trial. As the trial progresses, Greenwald becomes increasingly concerned and questions if the events aboard the Caine were a true mutiny or simply the courageous acts of a group of sailors who didn’t trust their unstable leader. The film also features Monica Raymund, Lewis Pullman, Jay Duplass, Tom Riley and Lance Reddick.

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Wouk, who released his novel “The Caine Mutiny” in 1951, also adapted the book as a play – which formed the basis for the film. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1952. The 1954 feature “The Caine Mutiny” starred Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer and Van Johnson and earned seven Oscar nominations. Friedklin won his Academy Award in 1972 for directing “The French Connection.” He was also nominated for “The Exorcist” in 1974.

There are no plans at present for the project to have a theatrical run, so it will qualify only for TV awards and not film.

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