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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.
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.
Mutiny on the Bounty: Directed by Frank Lloyd. With Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin. First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.
May 4, 1984 · The story of Lieutenant Bligh (Sir Anthony Hopkins), whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. Follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson) 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.
Apr 27, 2021 · On April 28, 1789, the men aboard the H.M.S. Bounty, a British naval vessel commanded by Captain William Bligh, mounted a legendary mutiny.
On a sea voyage to transport breadfruit to Jamaica, English Captain Bligh (Trevor Howard) abuses his crew and officers enough to anger his 1st...
Mutiny on the Bounty, American epic film, released in 1962, that recounts the 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty. The movie, a lavish remake of the 1935 classic, became perhaps best known for its production difficulties, many of which centred on star Marlon Brando.
Jan 15, 2021 · Mutiny on the Bounty. Before sunrise on 28 April, Christian and three other men hauled a half-naked Bligh from his bed on to the deck. The ship’s 23-foot-long boat launch was lowered and 18 men were either forced on board or volunteered to go with Bligh.
The mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most well known mutinies that ever occurred in the British Royal Navy. On 28 April 1789, master’s mate Fletcher Christian, along with 18 mutineers, took control of the Bounty and cast the captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and 18 of his men adrift in the Pacific Ocean in a small boat.
