Movie
The Bounty
Overview
An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when they find a tropical paradise.
Details
- Release date
- 1984-05-04
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- The De Laurentiis Company, Bounty Films Production
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian
- Anthony Hopkins as Lieutenant William Bligh
- Daniel Day-Lewis as John Fryer
- Bernard Hill as William Cole
- Liam Neeson as Charles Churchill
- Phil Davis as Edward Young
- Wi Kuki Kaa as King Tynah
- Tevaite Vernette as Mauatua
- Laurence Olivier as Admiral Hood
- Edward Fox as Captain Greetham
- Philip Martin Brown as John Adams
- Simon Chandler as David Nelson
Crew
- Roger Donaldson - Director
- Robert Bolt - Screenplay
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