Lieutenant Barney Greenwald
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Lieutenant Barney Greenwald is a skilled U.S. Navy lawyer whose morally complex defense of a controversial captain drives the central courtroom drama in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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military officer ⓘ |
| adaptedIntoRoleIn | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film adaptations
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stage play ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Caine Mutiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | courtroom drama in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | complex protagonist ⓘ |
| creator | Herman Wouk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsCharacter | Captain Queeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueRole | articulates moral cost of the mutiny ⓘ |
| ethicalStance | critical of his own client after the trial ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Caine Mutiny (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
legal drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty | court-martial defense ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies tension between justice and loyalty ⓘ |
| loyaltyConflictWith |
Captain Queeg
NERFINISHED
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mutineers of USS Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | defense counsel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableScene | cross-examination of Captain Queeg ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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naval attorney ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
highly skilled litigator
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morally conflicted ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| roleIn | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipAssociatedWith | USS Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty versus conscience
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moral ambiguity ⓘ responsibility in wartime ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023 film)