Mutiny

original title:
Mutiny
other titles:
Port Chicago Mutiny, (Meuterei in Port Chicago)
country / year of production:
USA / 1999
original length:
120 min. , color
premiere:
28 March 1999, NBC
genre:
docu dram
based on:
director:
Kevin Hooks
film script:
James S. Henerson
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composer:
cast (role):
Michael Jai White , David Ramsey , Duane Martin
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place in 1944 in Port Chicago and deals with the explosion of two war ships in the marine harbour. 320 people are killed by the explosion and 100 more get hurt. Most of the victims are afro-american soldiers after their basic training, who embark highly dangerous munitions. 50 of the suvivors refuse to go on embarking the munitions without any professional training. The following mutiny ist the biggest in the USA ever.
keywords:
made-for-TV film , racism , navy , court martial , based on a true story , authenticity
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Helke Knütter. "Mutiny - Meuterei. In: Port Chicago". In: Film-Dienst 54 (2001), 22, 36.

Robert L. Allen. The Port Chicago Mutiny. The story of the largest mass mutiny trial in U.S. naval history. Berkeley: Heyday Books, 2006.


remarks:
Was nominated for an "Emmy" in 1999.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD