Trivia / The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

• Awesome, Dear Boy: Due to William Friedkin's advanced age and failing health, Showtime forced him to hire a back-up director to complete the project in case he was unable. Friedkin selected Guillermo del Toro, who immediately agreed because it gave him the chance to watch one of his cinematic heroes at work.
• Fake American: Australian Jason Clarke and Canadian Kiefer Sutherland playing American naval officers.
• Posthumous Credit: The film was released after William Friedkin and Lance Reddick had passed away.
• Shrug of God: William Friedkin said that the film was meant as a character study about how people perform in tense situations and that the exact details of the titular mutiny and who was right or wrong didn't matter.