The Bounty

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

as Fletcher Christian

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

as Lieutenant William Bligh

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

as John Fryer

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

as William Cole

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

as Edward Young

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

as Charles Churchill

Wi Kuki Kaa

Wi Kuki Kaa

as King Tynah

Tevaite Vernette

Tevaite Vernette

as Mauatua

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

as Admiral Hood

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

as Captain Greetham

Reviews

CinemaSerf

When you already have a definitive version of a story on film (1935) it's always tough to remake it successfully. To be fair to Roger Donaldson, he has managed to come pretty close - and do far better than the 1962 iteration - with this well cast telling of a story of mutiny and brutality. It's told...

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