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1955 American TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a TV play directed by Franklin J. Schaffner based on Herman Wouk's play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial that was broadcast on November 19, 1955, on Ford Star Jubilee as a live drama during The Golden Age of American Television.[1]
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | |
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Genre | War |
Based on | play The Caine Mutiny Court Martial by Herman Wouk |
Written by | Paul Gregory Franklin J. Schaffner Herman Wouk |
Directed by | Franklin J. Schaffner |
Starring | Barry Sullivan Lloyd Nolan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Paul Gregory |
Original release | |
Release | 11 July 1955 |
At the 1956 Emmy Awards, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial won for Best Television Adaptation, the award going to Schaffner and Paul Gregory. Schaffner also won for Best Director-Live Series.[2]
Both Sullivan and Nolan had appeared in the Broadway play.
Barry Sullivan received an Emmy nomination for playing defense attorney Barney Greenwald, the role created by Henry Fonda on the Broadway stage and played by Jose Ferrer in the 1954 film. Sullivan had replaced Fonda's on Broadway.
Sullivan lost the Emmy to cast mate Lloyd Nolan, who won for playing Captain Queeg, the role he had originated in the Broadway play.
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