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The Bounty

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The Bounty
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PG,2hrs 10min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1984
Director:
Roger Donaldson
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier  ...more
Synopsis: This fourth film dramatization of the 1789 mutiny aboard the H.M.S. Bounty is based not on the familiar Nordhoff and Hall book, but on Richard Hough's novel Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian. This time, the infamous Captain Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) is as strict a disciplinarian as ever. He is, however, no monster; faced with his crew's increasing laxity after an idyllic visit to Tahiti (the search for breadfruit takes second place to limitless sex with the island girls), Bligh is forced to resort to ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Roger Donaldson's remake of the much-filmed tale of mutiny reduced the story's normal melodrama quotient, making for a thoughtful, if less powerful film. Based on a true story, the film follows the well-known events of the mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty during its voyage to Tahiti in the 18th century. In some respects the most well-made version of the story, Robert Bolt's script has chosen to humanize ... Full Review
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Mel Gibson
Fletcher Christian
Anthony Hopkins
Lt. William Bligh
Laurence Olivier
Admiral Hood
Edward Fox
Capt. Greetham
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