Mutiny on the Bounty [DVD videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Frank Lloyd production ; directed by Frank Lloyd ; screen play by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson.

Title :

Mutiny on the Bounty

Format:

DVD

Summary:

Fullscreen. In 1789, the English ship H.M.S. Bounty begins a two-year mission. The ship travels to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit plants that will provide cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, the Bounty's final destination. The captain is William Bligh, a vicious taskmaster who doesn't flinch at giving two dozen lashes to any malcontent on board, for the most minor of infractions. The first mate is Lt. Fletcher Christian, who despises Bligh but has somehow earned the captain's respect. Bligh makes life miserable for the crew, and after the Bounty leaves Tahiti for the West Indies, Bligh orders the ship's doctor, a dying man, to stand on deck despite his illness. The doctor dies, which begins a chain reaction of anger leading to Christian leading a mutiny against Bligh.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Soundtrack in English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

Audience:

MPAA Rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.

ISBN - ISSN:

0790744783

UPC/EAN:

012569509023

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

From the book by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1935.

Also released as a part of the box set: Best picture collection. Adventures.

Special features: Pitcairn Island today [featurette] (black and white, 1935) (10 min.); "Mutiny on the Bounty" wins 1935 Award [newsreel] (black and white, 1936) (1 min.); Theatrical trailers (7 min.).

Contents:

Credits and foreword -- In the King's navy -- Boarding HMS Bounty -- Punishment -- Setting sail -- Understanding each other -- Navigation problem -- Aloft in rough seas -- Learning who's master -- Into the wind -- No cheese tonight -- Sharks over shark -- Demands over supplies -- Tahiti at last -- Among the islanders -- Christian's shore leave -- Romantic interlude -- Return to the lash -- Christian's promise -- Late doctor -- Christian's request -- Mutiny! -- I'll see you hanged -- What hurts -- Beating the sea -- Christmas -- Spelled with my name -- Pandora's captain -- Shipwreck -- On trial -- Another story -- Verdict -- No way back -- Back to duty -- Cast list.

Series:

Best picture collection.

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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, Rovi