Originally aired on television as CBS TV series. Special features: digitally remastered from restored prints ; interactive menu. Hosted by Walter Cronkite.
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Mr. Christian seizes the bounty. Mr. Christian seizes the bounty.
Summary:
The conquest of Mexico: November 11th, 1519. Hernan Cortes must decide whether to risk attempting to conquer Mexico by defeating Montezuma. He confers with and receives valuable advice from his slave Donna Marina and his captains before coming to a critical decision. Mr. Christian seizes the bounty: April 28th, 1789. Captain William Bligh is in command of the H.M.S. Bounty sailing from England to the West Indies to deliver breadfruit trees. Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny as he and his fellow shipmates refuse to tolerate their Captain's brutality any longer. Christian forces Bligh and selected shipmates off the ship to suffer whatever fate may come their way.
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