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The Bounty
1984
The familiar story of Captain 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 Captain Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat. Read more
| Starring | Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier |
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| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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The Bounty
The familiar story of Captain 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 Captain Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
| Starring | Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Bernard Hill, Liam Neeson, Phil Davis |
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| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 11 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 1984 To Rent: DVD: 04 Mar 2002 |
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"...THE BOUNTY is an intelligent, first-rate [tale]....Well-done in all departments, [the] film is distinguished by a sensational, startlingly human performance by Anthony Hopkins..."
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- 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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best of the Bounty films
This would be a 5 star movie, if Mel Gibson, Liam Neeson and Daniel Day Lewis did not not look SO new romantic, their hair and all. Of course, the movie is set ... read more »
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- 11 Sep 2004 at 20:16
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Anthony Hopkins' Captain Bligh is perfect
Anthony Hopkins plays Captain Bligh perfectly. Arguably his best performance and worth watching for that alone. The best of the three versions and a great film... read more »
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- Conwy
- 05 Dec 2010 at 21:26
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Excellent
Excellent acting all round, especially Athony Hopkins who is superb (as always). Very well made film, probably the best of all the Bounty films.
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- 15 Mar 2009 at 10:10
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Interesting but average
I enjoyed following the story of The Bounty, the plot was interesting and the characters were well played but by the end of the film I was glad it was over.
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- Brighton
- 09 Dec 2008 at 15:48
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The Bounty
The familiar story of Captain 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 Captain Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat....
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