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08/11/1962 Adventure, Drama, History 3h 5m
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The mightiest excitement that ever swept across the sea or the screen!

Overview

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny.

  1. Lewis Milestone

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Marlon Brando

    First Lieutnant Fletcher Christian

  2. Trevor Howard

    Capt. William Bligh

  3. Richard Harris

    Seaman John Mills

  4. Hugh Griffith

    Alexander Smith

  5. Richard Haydn

    William Brown

  6. Percy Herbert

    Matthew Quintal

  7. Gordon Jackson

    Seaman Edward Birkett

  8. Chips Rafferty

    Michael Byrne

  9. Noel Purcell

    Seaman William McCoy

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2025-09-17
**_The most captivating and compelling version of The Bounty story_**

The three versions of The Bounty story are **1.** The 1935 black & white version with Clark Gable; **2.** This 1962 Marlon Brando version; and **3.** The 1984 one with Mel Gibson, simply titled "The Bounty."

The mutiny story is TRUE (***SPOILER***): William Bligh was sent on a mission in 1787 to pick up breadfruit plants from Tahiti and bring them back to England. He intended to circumnavigate the globe, but unfortunately failed to make it around Cape Horn, South America, and had to take the long way around Africa. It ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$19,000,000.00

Revenue
$13,680,000.00

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