The Bounty(Movie, 1984)

Name: The Bounty
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1984
Duration: T02:12:00
Rating: 3.4

| 2h 12min | Genres: Action, Drama, History

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 216 votes)

The Bounty is a 1984 British epic historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson. It is the fifth film version of the story of the mutiny on HMS Bounty, with Robert Bolt's screenplay adapting the 1972 book Captain Bligh and Mr Christian by Richard Hough. It stars Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as William Bligh, with supporting roles played by Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson and Edward Fox. The Bounty began production in late 1978 under director David Lean as a long-time passion project, but multiple complications, including a prohibitively high budget and screenwriter Robert Bolt suffering from a heart attack, led to a period of development hell that ended with the hiring... ()

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About The Bounty

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.

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Trailer for The Bounty + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Bounty ≣ 1984 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 2:09)

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Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New Zealand

Plays in: Pitcairn Island

Based on the work of: Richard Hough ("Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian")

Made by: Dino De Laurentiis Company

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 25 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/04/1984

Appearing Characters: Fletcher Christian, William Bligh, Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, John Fryer, Ned Young, Charles Churchill, Mauatua, John Adams, David Nelson, William McCoy, Matthew Quintal, Thomas Ellison, Michael Byrne, Peter Heywood

Cast: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, Edward Fox, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Wi Kuki Kaa, Bernard Hill, Dexter Fletcher, John Sessions, Philip Martin Brown, Richard Graham, Simon Chandler, Phil Davis, Malcolm Terris, Jack May, Tevaite Vernette, Andrew Wilde, Neil Morrissey, Pete Lee-Wilson, Jon Gadsby, Barry Dransfield, Simon Adams

Director: Roger Donaldson

Producer: Dino De Laurentiis

Screenwriter: Robert Bolt

Executive Producer: Dino De Laurentiis

Film Editor: Tony Lawson

Director of Photography: Arthur Ibbetson

Composer: Vangelis

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Bunt na Bounty"

"Mutiny on the Bounty"

Keywords: ship, tahiti, mutiny, native peoples, whipping, great barrier reef, sailing, mutiny on the bounty, based on true story, pregnancy, sea, murder, fiji, lake, sailor, british sailor, exotic island, storm at sea

Budget: 25,000,000 USD

Revenue: 8,613,462 USD (= 34%)

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The Bounty(Movie, 1984)

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