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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

132 min  -  Adventure | Drama | History   -  1936 (Turkey)
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Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on avenging his captors.

Director:

Frank Lloyd

Writers:

Talbot Jennings (screenplay), Jules Furthman (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Laughton ...
Clark Gable ...
Franchot Tone ...
Herbert Mundin Herbert Mundin ...
Smith
Eddie Quillan Eddie Quillan ...
Dudley Digges Dudley Digges ...
Bacchus
Donald Crisp Donald Crisp ...
Henry Stephenson Henry Stephenson ...
Francis Lister Francis Lister ...
Spring Byington Spring Byington ...
Movita Movita ...
Mamo Clark Mamo Clark ...
Maimiti (as Mamo)
Byron Russell Byron Russell ...
Percy Waram Percy Waram ...
Coleman
David Torrence David Torrence ...
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Storyline

Midshipman Roger Byam joins Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian aboard the HMS Bounty for a voyage to Tahiti. Bligh proves to be a brutal tyrant and, after six pleasant months on Tahiti, Christian leads the crew to mutiny on the homeward voyage. Even though Byam takes no part in the mutiny, he must defend himself against charges that he supported Christian. Written by Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>  

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Plot Keywords:

Tahiti | Bounty | Mutiny | Voyage | Breadfruit  | See more »

Taglines:

A Thousand Hours of Hell For One Moment of Love! See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Polynesian

Release Date:

(Turkey) See more »

Also Known As:

Meuterei auf der Bounty See more »

Filming Locations:

French Polynesia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,950,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The film was based on a trilogy written by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall: "Mutiny on the Bounty", "Men Against the Sea" and "Pitcairn's Island", although events in the last book weren't filmed. Director Frank Lloyd wanted to film a sequel called "Captain Bligh" with Charles Laughton about Bligh's career as governor of an Australian penal colony, but that film was never made. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When the Bounty leave port, you see another sailing ship. This is a steel hull tall ship that came into fashion about 100 years after this film takes place. See more »

Quotes

Captain William Bligh: Can you understand this, Mr. Byam? Discipline is the thing. A seaman's a seaman. A captain's a captain. And a midshipman, Sir Joseph or no Sir Joseph, is the lowest form of animal life in the British Navy.
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Connections

Referenced in The Defiant Ones (1958) See more »

Soundtracks

"Love Song of Tahiti"
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Bronislau Kaper & Walter Jurmann
Lyrics by Gus Kahn See more »