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Synopsis
The 1932 publication of Charles Nordhoff and James Norton Hall's Mutiny on the Bounty sparked a revival of interest in the titular 1789 ship mutiny, and this 1935 MGM movie version won the Oscar for Best Picture. Clark Gable stars as Fletcher Christian, first mate of the infamous HMS Bounty, skippered by Captain William Bligh (Charles Laughton), the cruelest taskmaster on the Seven Seas. Bligh's villainy knows no bounds: he is even willing to flog a dead man if it will strengthen his hold over the crew. Christian despises Bligh and is sailing on the Bounty under protest. During the journey back to England, Bligh's cruelties become more than Christian can bear; and after the captain indirectly causes the death of the ship's doctor, the crew stages a mutiny, with Christian in charge. Bligh and a handful of officers loyal to him are set adrift in an open boat. Through sheer force of will, he guides the tiny vessel on a 49-day, 4000-mile journey to the Dutch East Indies without losing a man. Historians differ on whether Captain Bligh was truly such a monster or Christian such a paragon of virtue (some believe that the mutiny was largely inspired by Christian's lust for the Tahitian girls). The movie struck gold at the box office, and, in addition to the Best Picture Oscar, Gable, Laughton, and Franchot Tone as one of the Bounty's crew were all nominated for Best Actor (they all lost to Victor McLaglan in The Informer). The film was remade in 1962 and adapted into the "revisionist" 1984 feature The Bounty with Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as Captain Bligh. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Spring Byington Mrs. Byam
Clark Gable 1st Mate Fletcher Christian
Wallis Clark Morrison
Dudley Digges Bachus
Vernon P. Downing Hayward
Stanley Fields Muspratt
DeWitt Jennings Fryer
Francis Lister Capt. Nelson
Movita
Herbert Mundin Smith
Eddie Quillan Ellison
Ivan Simpson Morgan
Henry Stephenson Sir Joseph Banks
Franchot Tone Roger Byam
Dick Winslow Tinkler
Ian Wolfe Samuel
Donald Crisp Burkitt
Charles Laughton Capt. William Bligh

Production Crew

Arnold A. Gillespie Art Director
Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Albert Lewin Associate Producer
Charles Nordhoff Book Author
James Norman Hall Book Author
Arthur Edeson Cinematographer
Herbert Stothart Composer (Music Score)
Frank Lloyd Director
Margaret Booth Editor
Irving G. Thalberg Producer
Carey Wilson Screenwriter
Jules Furthman Screenwriter
Talbot Jennings Screenwriter
Year: 1935
Runtime: 132
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: NR
Category: Feature

Genre
Adventure

Produced by
MGM

Awards
1935 - 10 Best Films - Film Daily
1935 - Best Picture - Academy
1935 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1935 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Circle
1935 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute