The plot line of the nightmarish film, a combination of Marquis De Sade sexual fetishism and a Hardy Boys mystery story, is fairly sketchy...in every way" after so many years.One is a Roman, one is a Jew.Messala realizes it will be a difficult province to govern and asks for Ben-Hur""s help and advice.Ben-Hur is opposed to Roman domination and suggests: "Withdraw your legions.Give us our freedom." But Messala cannot - he is second in command to the new governor who will arrive in a few days with two more legions...the Captain and the cause of ""The Caine Mutiny""JOSE FERRER - as GREENWALD...who understood the reason for ""The Caine Mutiny""VAN JOHNSON - as MARYK...whose damning diary sparked ""The Caine Mutiny""FRED MacMURRAY - as KEEFER...the brain who plotted ""The Caine Mutiny""Similar to the making ofFrom Here to Eternity (1953)- another film depicting semi-negative aspects of military life, the Navy Department originally objected o the making of this film, due to its depiction of a mentally-disturbed man (obsessed about the theft of frozen strawberries, and continually rolling steel balls in his hand) as the captain of a US naval vessel, and the use of the word ""mutiny"" in the film""s title.Siam to be very modern, scientific country.Everybody speaking the English.The King remained adamant that Anna live and teach in the palace when she again brought up the uncomfortable subject: "My house, Your Majesty.While presenting an ancient artifact (a piece of a weapon, known as an Abronath) that he claimed was a peace gift from the Fibonans, the Teenaxi leader (Shea Wigham), a creature the size of a cat, considered it a threat.