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The Bounty 1984 Directed by Roger Donaldson

After 200 years, the truth behind the legend.

The familiar story of Lieutenant 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 Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.

Country USA
Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $25,000,000
Revenue $8,613,462
Release Date 4 May 1984
132 mins
Cast
Mel Gibson Fletcher Christian
Anthony Hopkins Lieutenant William Bligh
Daniel Day-Lewis John Fryer
Bernard Hill William Cole
Phil Davis Edward Young
Liam Neeson Charles Churchill
Wi Kuki Kaa King Tynah
Laurence Olivier Admiral Hood
Edward Fox Captain Greetham
Simon Chandler David Nelson
Malcolm Terris Dr. John Huggan
Simon Adams Thomas Heywood
John Sessions John Smith
Andrew Wilde William McCoy
Neil Morrissey Matthew Quintal
Richard Graham John Mills
Dexter Fletcher Thomas Ellison
Pete Lee-Wilson William Purcell
Jon Gadsby John Norton
Brendan Conroy Robert Lamb
Barry Dransfield Blind Fiddler, Michael Byrne
Steve Fletcher James Valentine
Jack May Prosecuting Captain
Mary Kauila King Tynah's Wife
Sharon Bower Bligh's Wife
Tavana King Tynah's Councillor