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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 | Drama |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Studio | SANCTUARY DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 11 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 04 Mar 2002 Production year: 1984 |
| Format | DVD |
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Although this is the third Hollywood account of the infamous 1789 mutiny, it's not a remake. Unlike the Charles Laughton/Clark Gable or Trevor Howard/Marlon Brando versions, this sticks closely to historical fact. Consequently, Lieutenant — as he was at the time of the mutiny — William Bligh emerges as a gentleman bound by duty and loyalty who expected nothing less of his crew, while Fletcher Christian comes across as a man driven by heartfelt but half-digested notions of liberty and romance. It was undoubtedly a bold move for Mel Gibson to play such an antihero, but, despite his efforts, he is acted off the screen by the magnificent Anthony Hopkins, whose dignity and determination hold together Roger Donaldson's highly intelligent film.
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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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13 out of 17 people found this review helpful
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 in the 18th century, yet one can tell it was filmed in the 1980s. The soundtrack by Vangelis rather underscores this discrepancy. Not one of those timeless because authentic historical seafaring movies such as Master and Commander. However, the acting is great (Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins are amazing, Day Lewis and Neesam impress in early screen roles) - the plot is in accordance with the then latest theories on the truth behind the famous mutiny - and the absence of the schmalz of the 60s Marlon Brando version make this a great watch, not at last because of the great pictures of pacific idyll.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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A pretty authentic version of the oft told story of Cptn Bligh et al superbly played by Anthony Hopkins. Mel Gibson as Christian was however, totally mis cast and is probably single handedly responsible for any critisism of the end result. He does have a tendancy to over-act and here, especially during the scene when he casts Bligh adrift, he goes over the top big style and becomes Mad Max with an overly posh English accent. Still the others, Liam Neeson in particular make up for it with totally convincing performaces. The King of Tahiti was well played as were most of the smaller rolls and combined to save the picture from Lethal Weapon Gibson's manic ravings.
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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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