Release

08/11/1962

Rating

⭐ 7.0/10

Runtime

185 min

Status

Released

Budget

$19,000,000

Revenue

$13,680,000

Genres

Adventure Drama History

Languages

EnglishGermanSamoanFrenchDutch

Production

Links

IMDb Wikidata

Geronimo19672024-07-08T14:07:39.518Z

7/10

For me, this was never going to be better than the Laughton/Gable version from 1935, but despite the rather hammily over-cooked effort from Marlon Brando, it does make for a decent enough version of the story of HMS "Bounty". It's a small ship with a big task. Sail roun...

Wuchak2025-09-17T23:41:59.281Z

9/10

The most captivating and compelling version of The Bounty story

The three versions of The Bounty story are 1. The 1935 black & white version with Clark Gable; 2. This 1962 Marlon Brando version; and 3. The 1984 one with Mel Gibson, simply titled "Th...

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Mutiny on the Bounty

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny.