Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Movie · 132 min. · United States
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY is the classic tale of one of the most infamous adventures on the high seas. The story is based on the fictional accounts written by Charles Nortdhoff and James Norman Hall. English conscripts sailing for Tahiti buckle under the chastisements of cruel Captain William Bligh, savagely portrayed by Charles Laughton. Bligh's grotesque abuses of power, including a brutal flogging that results in the death of the sick old ship's doctor, finally inspire a mutiny on the return voyage, conducted under the leadership of fair-minded officer Fletcher Christian, played by the dashing and heroic Clark Gable. Following the mutiny, Bligh and a few cronies are set onto a small dinghy after the successful muntiy, at which point the real adventure begins--Bligh's 4,000-mile journey from Tahiti to the Dutch East Indies. A solid seagoing adventure epic with breathtaking location photography, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY offers an unparalleled nautical authenticity--the ship photographed and the costumes worn were exact replicas of the 18th-century originals.
Direction Frank Lloyd
Cast Charles Laughton · Clark Gable · Franchot Tone · Herbert Mundin · Eddie Quillan · Dudley Digges · Donald Crisp · Henry Stephenson · Francis Lister · Spring Byington · Movita · Mamo Clark · Byron Russell · Percy Waram · David Torrence · John Harrington · Douglas Walton · Ian Wolfe · DeWitt Jennings · Ivan Simpson · Vernon Downing · Bill Bambridge · Marion Clayton Anderson · David Niven
Soundtrack Herbert Stothart
Screenplay Talbot Jennings · Jules Furthman · Carey Wilson · Charles Nordhoff · James Norman Hall
Cinematography Arthur Edeson
Original title Mutiny on the Bounty
7.5
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