The Bounty (1984)

05/04/1984 (GB) • Action, Drama, History • 2h 12m

After 200 years, the truth behind the legend.

Overview

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.

The Bounty (1984)

05/04/1984 (GB) • 2h 12m

Action, Drama, History

After 200 years, the truth behind the legend.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Fletcher Christian

Anthony Hopkins

Lieutenant William Bligh

Daniel Day-Lewis

John Fryer

William Cole

Edward Young

Charles Churchill

King Tynah

Tevaite Vernette

Mauatua

Laurence Olivier

Admiral Hood

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$25,000,000.00

Revenue

$8,613,462.00

Keywords

sea

ship

exotic island

mutiny

lake

pregnancy

sailing

based on true story

tahiti

murder

great barrier reef

sailor

native peoples

18th century

storm at sea

whipping

british sailor

fiji

mutiny on the bounty

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