The Bounty

1984 · 2 hr 12 min · PG

Adventure, Drama, History

Directors

Roger Donaldson

Actors

Mel Gibson
Anthony Hopkins
Laurence Olivier

Summary

Fed up with their Captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship's crew decides to take action.

More about this movie

The story of Lieutenant Bligh (Sir Anthony Hopkins), whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. Follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson) 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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