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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.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Roger Donaldson
- 1984-05-04
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.
The story of Lieutenant Bligh (Sir Anthony Hopkins), whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. Follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson) 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. —Reid Gagle
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.
When Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny against his command, it is not seen simply as a revolt against cruel authority (as in the earlier movies) but as a choice between a freer lifestyle, and Bligh's placing of duty above ordinary human nature.
Feb 1, 2024 · Mel Gibson embodies the idealistic Fletcher Christian, leading the mutiny against Anthony Hopkins’ strict Captain Bligh. Laurence Olivier appears as Admiral Hood, presiding over Bligh’s fate.
In yet another cinematic treatment of the famous mutiny on the Bounty, the central characters are played by Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. Gibson's Fletcher Christian starts the film as an adventurous youth, but following an arduous voyage to Tahiti he succumbs to the spell of the island and its natives.
