The Caine Mutiny is a 1959 Australian TV play based on The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial broadcast by Melbourne's Channel 7. It was the first commercial TV channel in Australia to present a full-length live drama and was broadcast on January 11, 1959 over two hours. Peter Randall produced and the cast had performed the play for three weeks at the Little Theatre in South Yarra.

It was the first live TV drama in Australia to not come from the ABC studios.

The Caine Mutiny (1959 film)

Cast

George Fairfax as Barney Greenwald

Kevin Colebrook as Commander Queeg

Robert Gardiner as Maryak

Reception

The Age called it "a triumph".

The Caine Mutiny (1959 film)

References

Australian television plays

1950s Australian television plays

1959 television plays

Films based on works by Herman Wouk

The Caine Mutiny (1959 film)