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Mutiny on the Bounty

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The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny.

Release Date : 1962-11-08

Language :EnglishFrenchDutchSamoan

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Arcola PicturesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : First Lieutnant Fletcher Christian

Original Name : Marlon Brando

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. William Bligh

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman John Mills

Original Name : Richard Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alexander Smith

Original Name : Hugh Griffith

Gender : Male

Character Name : William Brown

Original Name : Richard Haydn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthew Quintal

Original Name : Percy Herbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman Edward Birkett

Original Name : Gordon Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael Byrne

Original Name : Chips Rafferty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman William McCoy

Original Name : Noel Purcell

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Fryer

Original Name : Eddie Byrne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Midshipman Edward Young

Original Name : Tim Seely

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maimiti

Original Name : Tarita

Gender : Female

Character Name : Minarii

Original Name : Frank Silvera

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Morrison

Original Name : Keith McConnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Rahera Tuia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Ruita Salmon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Nathalie Tehahe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Tematai Tevaearai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Odile Hinano Paofai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Teretiaiti Teyahineheipua Maifano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Virau Tepii

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Maeva Maitihe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Louise Tefaafana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Tinorua Vaitahe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Adrien Vaatete Mahitete

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tahitian

Original Name : Tufariu Tumatana Haamoeura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Comptesse de Brissac

Original Name : Lee Anna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Gwendenare

Original Name : Antoinette Bower

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thomas Hayward

Original Name : Alan Callow

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Norton

Original Name : Michael Dugan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minor Role

Original Name : Larry Duran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bit Part

Original Name : Lisa Simone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Minor Role

Original Name : Gilchrist Stuart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Hitihiti

Original Name : Matahiarii Tama

Gender : Male

Character Name : Staines

Original Name : Torin Thatcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minor Role

Original Name : Roger Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaman

Original Name : Gordon Thomas Wise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Graves

Original Name : Ben Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Court-martial Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Daniell

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-08

For me, this was never going to be better than the Laughton/Gable version from 1935, but despite the rather hammily over-cooked effort from Marlon Brando, it does make for a decent enough version of the story of HMS "Bounty". It's a small ship with a big task. Sail round the world to Tahiti and procure some breadfruit trees then take them to the Caribbean for use a fodder for the slaves. Right from the outset, we realise that Captain Bligh (Trevor Howard) is not a man to mess with. He is a brutal authoritarian who punishes the slightest of misdemeanours from his crew mercilessly. As the voyage proceeds, fresh water runs short and the food starts to move about the plate by itself, the men turn to Lt. Christian (Brando) for some sort of relief. The two officers are pretty much at odds from the start with the flamboyant subordinate quite a contrast to the ship's more hardened master. It's their arrival on the island that finally causes the men to reach breaking point and for Christian to execute the unthinkable in maritime law. The story is history, so we now what happens as Howard turns in a remarkably convincing effort - his deep and gravelly voice helps too - as the commander who would rather water the trees than his men. Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith and a face of recognisable Britons pad out the crew effectively and the aesthetics of the production, especially at sea, are powerfully illustrative of the dangers to the sailors of the sea and their taskmaster. It does fall away a little towards the Pitcairn aspects of the story, and I just didn't love Brando's accent/overly theatrical effort - but is still well worth a watch.