The Bounty

• 6.678 Action
• 1984-05-04
• 132 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Mel Gibson (Fletcher Christian) Anthony Hopkins (Lieutenant William Bligh) Daniel Day-Lewis (John Fryer) Bernard Hill (William Cole) Phil Davis (Edward Young) Liam Neeson (Charles Churchill) Wi Kuki Kaa (King Tynah) Tevaite Vernette (Mauatua) Laurence Olivier (Admiral Hood) Edward Fox (Captain Greetham)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writer:

Robert Bolt