The Bounty
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The Bounty (1984)

15
05/10/1984 (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.

  • Roger DonaldsonDirector
  • Robert BoltScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $25,000,000

  • Revenue

    $8,613,462

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

Top Billed Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Fletcher Christian

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Lieutenant William Bligh

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

John Fryer

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

William Cole

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Edward Young

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Charles Churchill

Wi Kuki Kaa

Wi Kuki Kaa

King Tynah

Tevaite Vernette

Tevaite Vernette

Mauatua

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Admiral Hood

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Captain Greetham

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