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The Bounty
An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when they find a tropical paradise.
1984 · Directed by Roger Donaldson · 132 min · Action · Drama · History · 13 frames
Tagline
After 200 years, the truth behind the legend.
Crew
- Screenplay: Robert Bolt
- Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
- Edited by: Tony Lawson
- Music: Vangelis
- Production design: John Graysmark
- Produced by: Bernard Williams, Dino De Laurentiis
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian
- Anthony Hopkins as Lieutenant William Bligh
- Daniel Day-Lewis as John Fryer
- Bernard Hill as William Cole
- Liam Neeson as Charles Churchill
- Phil Davis as Edward Young
- Wi Kuki Kaa as King Tynah
- Tevaite Vernette as Mauatua
- Laurence Olivier as Admiral Hood
- Edward Fox as Captain Greetham
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: The De Laurentiis Company, Bounty Films Production
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $8,613,462
- Themes: sea, ship, exotic island, mutiny, island, lake, pregnancy, sailing, based on true story, tahiti
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