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The Bounty is a 1984 adventure drama film directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Robert Bolt. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the movie features Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier, and Edward Fox. The narrative centers on the mutiny on the Bounty, with characters including Fletcher Christian, William Bligh, and Alexander Hood. Filmed in New Zealand, the story is set on a ship and takes place at Pitcairn Island.
The film was released in various dates throughout 1984 and 1985. It has a runtime of 132 minutes and was distributed by Orion Pictures and Netflix. The production involved companies such as The De Laurentiis Company and Bounty Films Production. The score was composed by Vangelis, with Arthur Ibbetson serving as director of photography. The movie originated in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Critical reception included a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 62. IMDb lists a rating of 7.1 from 33,240 votes, while TMDb shows an average vote of 6.741. The film received two award nominations and is rated PG. It was released as a video on demand. The budget was 25,000,000, with revenue of 8,613,462.
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6.7An idyllic voyage to Tahiti in 1789 turns a crew aboard the H.M.S. Bounty against its captain when they find a tropical paradise.
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
Themes
- sea
- ship
- exotic island
- mutiny
- island
- lake
- pregnancy
- sailing
- based on true story
- tahiti
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
33,240 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Screenwriter
- Robert Bolt
- Composer
- Vangelis
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Arthur Ibbetson
- Narrative location
- Pitcairn Island
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 132
- FilmAffinity ID
- 250084
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1984-10-05
- title
- The Bounty
- distributed by
- Orion Pictures
- executive producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
- set in environment
- ship
- review score
- 74%
- characters
- Peter Heywood
- capital cost
- 25000000
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