Academy Awards, USA 1963
| Nominee Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Terence Stamp |
Allied Artists
Directed by Peter Ustinov
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Warner Archive Collection)
Terence Stamp is a naive, optimistic sailor pressed into service aboard a war ship commanded by Peter Ustinov. He witnesses torture and worse at the hands of the brutal Master at Arms, Robert Ryan. Attempts to befriend Ryan by Stamp only serve to anger him more, and Stamp soon finds himself being framed for mutiny. When Ryan confronts Stamp in front of the captain with the false charges, Stamp is so upset the he strikes and unintentionally kills Ryan. He is arrested and put on trial, which takes some unexpected turns. Finely acted, immensely enjoyable adaptation of Herman Melville, filled with his usual overt symbolism of good and evil.
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