Mutiny

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. Plot 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 Joe Morton as Thurgood Marshall