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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2026)
Directed by Feng Yuanzheng
Documentary, Drama · 2h 30m
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny was brought to the stage of the Beijing People's Art Theatre in 1988, translated by Ying Ruocheng and directed by Charlton Heston. A play sustained entirely by dialogue, it is hailed as a model of "drama defined by speech". Powerful actors including Feng Yuanzheng, Wu Gang, Wang Gang and Wang Lei portray the heated verbal battles of the court-martial aboard the USS Caine. The film adaptation leverages the shift from stage space to cinematic perspective to present an intense confrontation waged with language as its weapon. Amid the trial, the complexity of human nature and the limits of truth are gradually laid bare, with a distinctive dramatic tension bursting forth beyond the stage.
Cast
Feng Yuanzheng
Wang Lei
Wu Gang
Crew
- Director
- Feng Yuanzheng
- Writer
- Herman Wouk
Details
- Original title
- 哗变 人艺现场
- Release date
- 2026-04-22
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Original language
- ZH
- Spoken languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- China
- Production
- 北京人民艺术剧院