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Richard Hough (book)
Robert Bolt (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 May 1984 (USA) more
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They were friends through hell. They became enemies in Paradise. more
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The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows... more | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Complex retelling of classic sea fable; Hopkins receates memorable role with superiority. more (71 total)

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132 min | West Germany:102 min
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Because of his invalid union card, Hugh Grant was dismissed from this production. more
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Factual errors: At the beginning of a meal, the officers toast the King, but do so while sitting. British serving officers always stood while toasting the monarch, even though only in the captain's cabin of a large ship would there be enough headroom to stand upright. When William IV, a naval officer since he was about 13, became King in 1830, he allowed serving officers to toast him while sitting, but this was more than 30 years too late for the officers of the Bounty. more
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Bligh: Well gentlemen, between ourselves and home lies 2300 sea miles, the Endeavor Straits and the Great Barrier Reef. Now the crew is deeply demoralized and I must accept, as every captain must, the inevitable and theoretical responsibility for that. The actual and immediate responsibility... more
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Complex retelling of classic sea fable; Hopkins receates memorable role with superiority., 23 February 1999
Author: Ian Harrison from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

I will admit, I thought I'd seen it all when I first saw Charles Laughton bring the snivelling and maniacal Captain Bligh to life. I was dead wrong. Anthony Hopkins, whom I place on the highest rank of accomplished actors, recreates the memorable role with incredible flair and complexity. He shows us not just an insane seaman bent on ultimate subordination, but a man with real concern for maintaining order, knowing the consequences of anything less. "The Bounty", yet another retelling of the classic tale, is actually an amazing recreation of the sea fable, pumped with real emotion and drama. The writers really understand the characters in this story, especially in Bligh's case, but also in Fletcher Christian's as well. Mel Gibson reigns over the role this time, still fresh from his Australian beginnings, and undoubtedly one of the best at perfecting the challenged and affected hero. I proudly rave this version of the famous mutiny, and probably will place this among 1984's best films. Rating: Three stars and a half.

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