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The Bounty

- After 200 years, the truth behind the legend.

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

Release Date : 1984-05-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The De Laurentiis CompanyBounty Films Production Ltd.

Production Country : United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Mutiny on the Bounty

Cast

Mel Gibson

Character Name : Fletcher Christian

Original Name : Mel Gibson

Gender : Male

Anthony Hopkins

Character Name : Lieutenant William Bligh

Original Name : Anthony Hopkins

Gender : Male

Daniel Day-Lewis

Character Name : John Fryer

Original Name : Daniel Day-Lewis

Gender : Male

Bernard Hill

Character Name : William Cole

Original Name : Bernard Hill

Gender : Male

Phil Davis

Character Name : Edward Young

Original Name : Phil Davis

Gender : Male

Liam Neeson

Character Name : Charles Churchill

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Wi Kuki Kaa

Character Name : King Tynah

Original Name : Wi Kuki Kaa

Gender : Male

Tevaite Vernette

Character Name : Mauatua

Original Name : Tevaite Vernette

Gender : Female

Laurence Olivier

Character Name : Admiral Hood

Original Name : Laurence Olivier

Gender : Male

Edward Fox

Character Name : Captain Greetham

Original Name : Edward Fox

Gender : Male

Philip Martin Brown

Character Name : John Adams

Original Name : Philip Martin Brown

Gender : Male

Simon Chandler

Character Name : David Nelson

Original Name : Simon Chandler

Gender : Male

Malcolm Terris

Character Name : Dr. John Huggan

Original Name : Malcolm Terris

Gender : Male

Simon Adams

Character Name : Thomas Heywood

Original Name : Simon Adams

Gender : Male

John Sessions

Character Name : John Smith

Original Name : John Sessions

Gender : Male

Andrew Wilde

Character Name : William McCoy

Original Name : Andrew Wilde

Gender : Male

Neil Morrissey

Character Name : Matthew Quintal

Original Name : Neil Morrissey

Gender : Male

Richard Graham

Character Name : John Mills

Original Name : Richard Graham

Gender : Male

Dexter Fletcher

Character Name : Thomas Ellison

Original Name : Dexter Fletcher

Gender : Male

Pete Lee-Wilson

Character Name : William Purcell

Original Name : Pete Lee-Wilson

Gender : Male

Jon Gadsby

Character Name : John Norton

Original Name : Jon Gadsby

Gender : Male

Brendan Conroy

Character Name : Robert Lamb

Original Name : Brendan Conroy

Gender : Male

Barry Dransfield

Character Name : Blind Fiddler, Michael Byrne

Original Name : Barry Dransfield

Gender : Male

Steve Fletcher

Character Name : James Valentine

Original Name : Steve Fletcher

Gender : Male

Jack May

Character Name : Prosecuting Captain

Original Name : Jack May

Gender : Male

Mary Kauila

Character Name : King Tynah's Wife

Original Name : Mary Kauila

Gender : Male

Sharon Bower

Character Name : Bligh's Wife

Original Name : Sharon Bower

Gender : Male

Tavana

Character Name : King Tynah's Councillor

Original Name : Tavana

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2023-11-05

When you already have a definitive version of a story on film (1935) it's always tough to remake it successfully. To be fair to Roger Donaldson, he has managed to come pretty close - and do far better than the 1962 iteration - with this well cast telling of a story of mutiny and brutality. It's told by way of a retrospective as Lord Hood (Lord Olivier) conducts an investigation into what happened aboard the ill-fated ship. Anthony Hopkins is the disciplinarian Lt. Bligh in charge of the glorified freighter "HMS Bounty" which is charged with heading to Tahiti to secure breadfruit trees that can be used to feed the slaves by the colonies in the West Indies. His second-in-command is the no-nonsense but eminently more fair Fletcher Christian (a competent effort from Mel Gibson) and as our journey progresses, the film takes it's time to develop the gradually building toxicity of that relationship as the former man treats the crew with scant humanity. After a great many trials and tribulations, their relationship is all but shot when they arrive at their destination and we know that the writing is on the wall for Bligh. Unlike the other "Bounty" films, this one spends a bit more time presenting the epic and perilous open-boat journey undertaken by the dispossessed - the high seas, the cannibals, the shortages - and Hopkins holds that together really well. This man may have been an inhumane individual, but he was no mean sailor too. The cinematography is top drawer, well complemented by Vangelis' score and Robert Bolt's adaptation of the story that keeps the dialogue tight and potent - especially from Hopkins. Not quite Laughton and Gable, but then...