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The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch.
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, and Richard Harris. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer (with uncredited input from Eric Ambler, William L. Driscoll, Borden Chase, John Gay, and Ben ...
Mutiny on the Bounty: Directed by Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed, George Seaton. With Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith. In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti, but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by first officer Fletcher Christian.
- (18K)
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed, George Seaton
- 1962-11-08
A classic seafaring adventure film based on the real-life 1789 mutiny against Captain Bligh. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
- (25K)
- Adventure, Biography, Drama
- Frank Lloyd
- 1936-01-12
Feb 9, 2010 · Learn about the 1789 mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, who seized the ship and set Captain Bligh adrift in the Pacific. Find out what happened to the mutineers and their descendants on Pitcairn Island.
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Bligh is jealous of the aristocratic 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian and along the journey, his tyrannic and cruel behavior leads to a showdown with the rebel Seaman John Mills and other seamen. But on the voyage of returning to England, his savage attitudes kill crewmembers, forcing Fletcher to lead a mutiny to overthrow Bligh.