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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
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Release Date:
8 November 1962 (USA)
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Tagline:
The mightiest excitement that ever swept across the sea or the screen! more
Plot:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain...
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Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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6 nominations
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A Superb Example of Classic Movie Making!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marlon Brando | ... | 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Captain William Bligh | |
| Richard Harris | ... | Seaman John Mills | |
| Hugh Griffith | ... | Alexander Smith | |
| Richard Haydn | ... | William Brown | |
| Tarita | ... | Maimiti | |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Captain Matthew Quintal | |
| Duncan Lamont | ... | John Williams | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Seaman Edward Birkett | |
| Chips Rafferty | ... | Michael Byrne | |
| Noel Purcell | ... | Seaman William McCoy | |
| Ashley Cowan | ... | Samuel Mack | |
| Eddie Byrne | ... | John Fryer (Sailing Master) | |
| Frank Silvera | ... | Minarii | |
| Tim Seely | ... | Midshipman Edward 'Ned' Young |
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Runtime:
178 min | UK:185 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.76 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) |
4-Track Stereo (35mm release) (some prints) |
Stereo (DVD Release) |
Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Finland:K-14 (uncut) (1993) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1962) |
Norway:12 (video rating) |
Norway:16 |
Iceland:12 |
UK:15 (video rating) |
UK:15 (TV rating) |
USA:Approved (certificate #19794) |
UK:12 (video re-rating) (2006) |
Finland:K-11 (uncut) (2007) |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:12
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The first instance of a ship being constructed from its original plans specifically for the purposes of being used in a film.
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Continuity: Upon leaving Portsmouth harbor, Captain Bligh orders a starboard tack. Different shots show the yardarms/sails changing between a starboard tack and a port tack as the ship moves, then finally it is shown on a starboard tack in a distance shot.
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Quotes:
Captain Bligh:
Midshipmen - be a dull navy without them. Now get that slut off my ship.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Free and Easy (1967)
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Nominated for seven academy awards [1962] including Best Picture, "this spectacular movie of grandeur and intimacy, sex and humor, cruelty and nobility" (The Hollywood Reporter) stars two-time best actor winner Marlon Brando (The Godfather, On the Waterfront) as Fletcher Christian, a high-born English aristocrat and elegant gentleman turned Naval Lieutenant and able first officer, whose honor is inseparable from his humanity. Also in an impeccable performance, Trevor Howard's steely, sadistic Captain William Bligh commands by contempt, as malevolent toward his officers as to the crew he tortures. In idyllic Tahiti, exquisitely captured by Academy Award winner (Best Cinematography) Robert L. Surtees, Christian is seduced by Miamiti. She is portrayed by "enchanting Tarita, a 19 year-old native whose swaying hips find their own varying levels of audience appreciation." (Daily Variety). "Mr. Brando's steel-spring vigor when the patience of Fletcher Christian snaps and he whiplashes into the fateful incitement of mutiny is truly electrifying." (New York Times)
Complete with furious storms at sea, exotic native ceremonies, magnificent South Pacific island scenery, 6000 Tahitian extras, and a larger-than-life performance by the legendary Brando, this remake of the 1935 original Mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most exciting and visually astonishing adventures ever made. "A superb blending of direction [Lewis Milestone], photography and special effects" (Variety) this movie became an instant classic and still lives to this day as the best rendition of the re-telling of this true story. Very rich in visual imagery and complimented by a mesmerizing original music score (Bronislau Kaper), this film features some of the best dialogue and character portrayals of recent memory (too many to name here, but worthy of note is Hugh Griffith, Richard Harris, and Noel Purcell). Truly a classic in the true sense of the word, and a must see film for all connoisseurs of fine movie making! A superb motion picture! Excellent!