Mutiny on the Bounty [blu-ray] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; a Frank Lloyd production ; directed by Frank Lloyd ; screenplay by Talbot Jennings, Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson.
From the book by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan, Dudley Digges, Donald Crisp, Henry Stephenson, Francis Lister, Spring Byington. Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1935. Special features: 1935 short Pitcairn Island Today; Academy Award newsreel; theatrical trailers.
Summary:
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.
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