The Bounty

"After 200 years, the truth behind the legend."

May 4 1984 PG 2h 12m
Adventure, Drama, History

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Robert Bolt, Richard Hough, Ian Mune

Directed by

Roger Donaldson

Cast

Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Trailers
The Bounty trailer 1984
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Featurettes
Larry Karaszewski on THE BOUNTY
Scores
# of Votes
32,577
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
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