The Bounty
The Bounty
The Bounty
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1984
2h 12m
6.7(608 votes)
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Overview

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.

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The De Laurentiis Company

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Mel Gibson

Fletcher Christian

Mel Gibson
Acting

Anthony Hopkins

Lieutenant William Bligh

Anthony Hopkins
Acting

Daniel Day-Lewis

John Fryer

Daniel Day-Lewis
Acting

Bernard Hill

William Cole

Bernard Hill
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Phil Davis

Edward Young

Phil Davis
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Liam Neeson

Charles Churchill

Liam Neeson
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Wi Kuki Kaa

King Tynah

Wi Kuki Kaa
Acting

Tevaite Vernette

Mauatua

Tevaite Vernette
Acting

Laurence Olivier

Admiral Hood

Laurence Olivier
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Edward Fox

Captain Greetham

Edward Fox
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Philip Martin Brown

John Adams

Philip Martin Brown
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Simon Chandler

David Nelson

Simon Chandler
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Malcolm Terris

Dr. John Huggan

Malcolm Terris
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Simon Adams

Thomas Heywood

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John Sessions

John Smith

John Sessions
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Andrew Wilde

William McCoy

Andrew Wilde
Acting

Neil Morrissey

Matthew Quintal

Neil Morrissey
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Richard Graham

John Mills

Richard Graham
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Dexter Fletcher

Thomas Ellison

Dexter Fletcher
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Pete Lee-Wilson

William Purcell

Pete Lee-Wilson
Acting

Jon Gadsby

John Norton

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Brendan Conroy

Robert Lamb

Brendan Conroy
Acting

Barry Dransfield

Blind Fiddler, Michael Byrne

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Steve Fletcher

James Valentine

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Jack May

Prosecuting Captain

Jack May
Acting

Mary Kauila

King Tynah's Wife

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Sharon Bower

Bligh's Wife

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Tavana

King Tynah's Councillor

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