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Mutiny is a 1999 television drama film based on the story of the Port Chicago disaster during World War II where 50 African-American sailors were accused of mutiny because they declined to continue loading munitions after an explosion caused by failures in training and management.

Mutiny
Written by	James Henerson
Directed by	Kevin Hooks
Starring	James B. Sikking Michael Jai White Duane Martin David Ramsey Matthew Glave David Barry Gray
Theme music composer	Lee Holdridge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Steven Rosenfeld Anthony Santa Croce
Cinematography	Ron Garcia
Editor	Stephen Lovejoy
Running time	99 minutes
Production companies	Big Productions Revelations Entertainment
Distributor	National Broadcasting Company
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	28 March 1999 (1999-03-28) (USA)

Plot

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The film fairly closely follows the timeline of actual events as set out in the Port Chicago disaster article.

Cast

• James B. Sikking as Lieutenant Commander Tynan
• Michael Jai White as Ben Cooper
• Duane Martin as B. J. Teach
• David Ramsey as Vernon Nettles
• Matthew Glave as Lieutenant Kirby
• David Barry Gray as Ensign Norris

Reception

The Movie Scene gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying that the story behind the film needs to be told, but that "an 89 minute TV movie is not the way to do it justice". He found the atmosphere lacking and the minor characters distracting from the main plot line.[1] Diane Selkirk for Apollo Movie Guide gave the film a score of 70/100, writing that "the movie does flow well and the story comes across clearly, but it just seems weaker than you'd expect." She questioned the decision to not base any of the film's characters on actual people. She echoed The Movie Scene's sentiment that a documentary or theatrical film would be a better format to tell the story of the Port Chicago disaster.[2]

The film was nominated for the Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie Emmy at the 51st Primetime Emmy Awards.[3]

References

External links

• Mutiny at IMDb

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