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The Bounty is a 1984 British epic historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson. It depicts the voyage and mutiny of HMS Bounty, with Robert Bolt's screenplay adapting the 1972 book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian by Richard Hough.
May 4, 1984 · The Bounty: Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox. Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.
The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch.
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The Bounty (1984) | NEW HD TRAILER. William Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) was a real-life sea captain who, in 1787, steered HMS Bounty on a 27,000 mile voyage into danger, chaos and madness.
The story is well-known, and simple: HMS Bounty sets sail for the South seas, has a difficult voyage that frays everyone's tempers, and then anchors at a Polynesian island. During the trip, the original first mate has been replaced by the young Fletcher Christian, whom Bligh decides to trust.
Anthony Hopkins delivers a brilliant portrayal as William Bligh, the sea captain who, in 1787, steered The Bounty on a 27,000-mile voyage into danger, chaos and madness, and whose first mate (Mel Gibson) lead a legendary mutiny against him.
