The Bounty

6.691

132 minutes

5/4/1984

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.

Cast List

Mel Gibson
as Fletcher Christian
Anthony Hopkins
as Lieutenant William Bligh
Daniel Day-Lewis
as John Fryer
Bernard Hill
as William Cole
Phil Davis
as Edward Young
Liam Neeson
as Charles Churchill
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
Malcolm Terris
as Dr. John Huggan
Simon Adams
as Thomas Heywood
John Sessions
as John Smith
Andrew Wilde
as William McCoy
Neil Morrissey
as Matthew Quintal
Richard Graham
as John Mills
Dexter Fletcher
as Thomas Ellison
Pete Lee-Wilson
as William Purcell
Jon Gadsby
as John Norton
Brendan Conroy
as Robert Lamb
Barry Dransfield
as Blind Fiddler, Michael Byrne
Steve Fletcher
as James Valentine
Jack May
as Prosecuting Captain
Mary Kauila
as King Tynah's Wife
Sharon Bower
as Bligh's Wife
Tavana
as King Tynah's Councillor