The Bounty (1984)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers:

Richard Hough (book)
Robert Bolt (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 mayo 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History

Frase comercial:

They were friends through hell. They became enemies in Paradise.

Plot:

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows...

Plot Keywords:

Paradise | Madness | Jealousy | Psychological Drama | What Happened To Epilogue

Awards:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The Darker Version

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Fletcher Christian Master's Mate
Anthony Hopkins	...	Lieutenant William Bligh
Laurence Olivier	...	Admiral Hood
Edward Fox	...	Captain Greetham
Daniel Day-Lewis	...	John Fryer
Bernard Hill	...	William Cole
Philip Davis	...	Edward Young
Liam Neeson	...	Seaman Charles Churchill
Wi Kuki Kaa	...	King Tynah
Tevaite Vernette	...	Mauatua
Philip Martin Brown	...	Seaman John Adams
Simon Chandler	...	David Nelson
Malcolm Terris	...	Dr. John Huggan
Simon Adams	...	Thomas Heywood
John Sessions	...	John Smith

También conocida como:

Motín a bordo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

132 min | West Germany:102 min

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

UK:15 | Argentina:Atp | Ireland:15 | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 (1984) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

15 Montpelier Row, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivialidades:

The hull of the reproduction of HMS Bounty built for this film is built of steel, and only clad in wood. The reproduction of HMS Bounty built for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) was built of wood, in the traditional manner.

Goofs:

Continuity: The candles on the table during the dinner discussion immediately after the Bounty leaves Tahiti are lit/unlit between shots.

Quotes:

Bligh: Well gentlemen, between ourselves and home lies 2300 sea miles, the Endeavor Straits and the Great Barrier Reef. Now the crew is deeply demoralized and I must accept, as every captain must, the inevitable and theoretical responsibility for that. The actual and immediate responsibility...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Kids in the Hall: (#1.7)" (1989)

The Darker Version

No cast can beat the one in the Bounty. Just look at the list, Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson, Bernard Hill, Daniel Day Lewis, Liam Neeson, Laurence Oliver and even a young Neil Morrissey who puts in a good performance. I have seen three versions of The Bounty, the one with Clark Gable, the one with Brando and this and this version directed by Roger Donaldson is by far my favourite because it is so much more darker than the others. For one we have Anthony Hopkins as a caring but ruthless Captain Bligh who is hell bent on his ship sailing around Cape Town or something like that and the shipmen believe that doing it once was bad enough but doing it twice is suicide and that is where the film really kicks off but there are moments of tension between Bligh and Fletcher played by Mel Gibson and that's what makes this film all the more special than its predecessors.

If this film was made today with the same cast then it would not have had the same effect because it would have tried to win over it's audience with it's cast but the likes of Day Lewis, Liam Neeson and Mel Gibson were still unknowns in most countries and it was like an older version of the rat pack as they were the fresh faces coming up in the movies in 80's Hollywood especially for Gibson who just made action in the 80's apart from The Bounty and Gallipoli. What makes this movie all the more better was it's haunting soundtrack by Vangelis. Every scene in the film which contains a piece from the soundtrack is just spine tingling and the scene where Fletcher takes over the ship and the men are gathering together to mutiny is just fantastic.

It's not the best film ever but it feels like it when you watch it but then you take it in and you think of some of the scenes they could have included. A few more scenes between Bligh and Fletcher wouldn't have gone a miss and a bit more on Laurence Oliver's character but what we did see of him was more than enough and I shouldn't complain.