Captain Queeg

Captain Queeg, fictional character, the unstable skipper of the destroyer-minesweeper U.S.S. Caine in The Caine Mutiny (1951) by Herman Wouk. The character was memorably portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in a film also entitled The Caine Mutiny (1954).

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Article Title: Captain Queeg

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 17 February 2011

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Access Date: February 22, 2025