Yet i hold nothing but endless fascination with this story, given my love for its. It is the second american film to be based on the novel, the first being mutiny on the bounty 1935, also produced by mgm mutiny on the bounty was the first motion picture filmed in the ultra panavision 70 widescreen process. With a dream castmel gibson, sir anthony hopkins, sir laurence olivier, liam neeson, and daniel daylewisand a script by robert bolt doctor zhivago, lawrence of arabia, the bounty takes a revisionist tack through the. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as max rockatansky in the first three films of the postapocalyptic action series mad max and as martin riggs in the buddy cop film series lethal weapon born in peekskill, new york, gibson moved with his parents to sydney. In some respects the most wellmade version of the story, robert bolts script has chosen to humanize the character of bligh anthony hopkins, emphasizing his friendship with fletcher christian mel. Mel colmcille gerard gibson ao born january 3, 1956 is an american actor and filmmaker. I liked the idea they were going to show bligh and christian as the young men they were. Bounty, replica in the movie the bounty with mel gibson. Anthony hopkins, mel gibson, daniel day lewis and sir laurence. The grand interior, where admiral hood laurence olivier presides, is the spectacular white and gold double cube room of wilton house, wilton, two and a half miles west of salisbury on the a30 in wiltshire.
Its even possible he was talking about the 1984 film the bounty, starring anthony hopkins and mel gibson. The galleried club, where bligh invites fletcher christian mel gibson to sail. Mutiny on the bounty 1962, starring marlon brando and trevor howard. Thanks in large part to its cast, and anthony hopkins in particular, the bountys retelling of the mutiny on the hms bounty is an intelligent, engaging adventure saga. Laughton played william bligh in mutiny on the bounty 1935. With mel gibson, anthony hopkins, laurence olivier, edward fox.
Despite some historical inaccuracies, film critics consider this adaptation to be the best cinematic work inspired by the. Mutiny on the bounty is a dramatized telling of the real events of the mutiny on the bounty from 1783. One difficult thing about playing historical characters is that an actor must base his interpretation of individual based on what he can read. The bounty dvd, 2000, widescreen for sale online ebay. Redfern natural history productions recommended for you. Christian mel gibson leads the mutiny against bligh anthony hopkins and the loyalists, sparing their lives. Mutiny on the bounty, american epic film, released in 1962, that recounts the 1789 mutiny on the hms bounty. A narrative of the mutiny on board his majestys ship bounty, the account of the 1789 mutiny, by william bligh. The movie is adapted from the book, captain bligh and. See more ideas about mutiny on the bounty, marlon brando and mel gibson. Bounty chocolate bar, a brand of coconutfilled chocolate bar.
Hms bounty, an 18thcentury british royal navy ship. Christian mel gibson, formerly blighs friend, is of little use to the captain. Anthony hopkins plays capt william bligh, instructed to bring back cheap breadfruit for the slaves for the plantations in jamaica, as bananas were deemed too expensive. My girlfriend at the time could not take her eyes off mel gibson in this film and i. With marlon brando, trevor howard, richard harris, hugh griffith. Trump clearly has no idea what happens in mutiny on the bounty. Movies based on the mutiny on the bounty cliffsnotes. Based on a true story, the film follows the wellknown events of the mutiny aboard the hms bounty during its voyage to tahiti in the 18th century. Weve seen it acted between clark gable and charles laughton, and between marlon brando and trevor howard, but its never before been quite as intriguing as in the bounty, the third movie based on the most famous mutiny in the history of the sea.
The 1962 brando version and 1984s the bounty with mel gibson are indeed cinematically stunning, but neither comes close to putting the viewer aboard the bounty like this classic version does. The familiar story of lieutenant bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on. Trump warned that mutiny on the bounty is one of his favorite filmsbecause a good old fashioned mutiny. Bounty, replica in the movie mutiny on the bounty with marlon brando. Nonetheless, it seems clear the president doesnt really grasp the plot. This film is the second time anthony hopkins has played a role previously played by charles laughton. The screenplay was by robert bolt and it was based on the book captain bligh and mr. The bounty by roger donaldson mel gibson, anthony hopkins. The relationship between fletcher christian and captain william bligh is one of the most familiar in the movies. Mutiny on the bounty is a 1935 metrogoldwynmayer drama film directed by frank lloyd and starring charles laughton and clark gable, based on the 1932 charles nordhoff and james norman hall novel mutiny on the bounty the film was one of mgms biggest hits of the 1930s. Mutiny on the bounty disciplinarian and allround whipcracker captain william bligh trevor howard incurs the wrath of his crew as they head towards tahiti on a bread fruit run. Mel gibson and anthony hopkins start off on course, but the famous mutiny doesnt live up to its billing in this 1984 epic. See more ideas about mel gibson, mutiny on the bounty and anthony hopkins. Life on pitcairn island home of the descendants of the mutineers from hms bounty duration.
The bounty 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This fourth film dramatization of the 1789 mutiny aboard the h. Mutiny on the bounty film by milestone 1962 britannica. The film tells a fictionalized story of the reallife mutiny led by fletcher christian against william bligh, captain of the hmav bounty, in 1789. Mutiny on the bounty 1935, starring clark gable and charles laughton. The movie, a lavish remake of the 1935 classic, became perhaps best known for its production difficulties, many of which centred on star marlon brando. It is the fifth film version of the story of the mutiny on the bounty. As grand and involving as mutiny on the bounty stands, a whooping 85 years later, i still prefer and give a slight edge to the 1984 anthony hopkinsmel gibson version, which engages in a more balanced and historically accurate assessment of the ideological clash between captain bligh and fletcher christian. This remake of the original mutiny on the bounty is well done and captivating. The first was the hunchback of notre dame 1982 in which hopkins played the hunchback quasimodo. Actor mel gibson as mutineer fletcher christian and welsh actor anthony hopkins as captain bligh in the film the bounty, get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images photo. He falls in love with a native girl and leads a mutiny of sailors who choose to stay on. The bounty trailer directed by roger donaldson and starring anthony hopkins, mel gibson, laurence olivier, edward fox, daniel daylewis. In 1787, british ship bounty leaves portsmouth to bring a cargo of breadfruit from tahiti but the savage onboard conditions imposed by captain bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer fletcher christian.
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. This remake of the original mutiny on the bounty is well done and captivating in mho is best of the three. Mel gibsons is maybe the hardest to figure of the three. The bounty mel gibson, mutiny on the bounty, celebrities. The familiar story of lieutenant bligh, whose cruelty. Film lovers all slapped their foreheads on tuesday as. Likewise, there have been three highly successful movies based on the incident. Charles laughton is excellent as captain bligh, the captain of the ship. One remake, starring marlon brando and trevor howard, the 70 mm panavision widescreen version of mutiny on the bounty 1962, fared poorly. Granted, people grew up a lot faster back then but christian and bligh are portrayed as older and their separation in age greater in the 1935 film mutiny on the bounty as well as 1984s the bounty. Director roger donaldson thirteen days has breathed vibrant new life into the classic story of the mutiny on the bounty. Of the various film versions of the tale, the bounty 1985, starring anthony hopkins as bligh and mel gibson as fletcher christian, was the most accurate. This revisiting of the old mutiny on the bounty warhorse, told in flashback from.
Le bounty by roger donaldson with mel gibson and anthony hopkins, 1984 photo. The bounty 1984 original motion picture soundtrack cd2. Mutiny of the bounty 1962 starting marlon brando, trevor howard, richard harris, and brandos third wife tarita as the beautiful and exotic tahitian princess, is the second silver screen installment 1935 was the first one starting clark gable of the famous mutiny that took place on board of a ship called bounty on april 28, 1789. This was followed in 1933 by the australian talkie in the wake of the bounty, which starred errol flynn as fletcher christian.
The huge group portrait dominating one wall is of the earl of pembroke owner of wilton and his family. Sep 14, 2014 this pin was discovered by 80s dreamer. The bounty was the fifth screen version of the most celebrated mutiny in seafaring history. There have been three movie adaptations of the mutiny on the bounty. Trumps bizarre mutiny on the bounty tweet is revealing vox. The bounty, a 1984 film, a film directed by roger donaldson, starring anthony hopkins, mel gibson, laurence olivier, liam neeson, and daniel daylewis. First there was a silent 1916 australian film called the mutiny of the bounty now considered to be a lost film. The 1935 mgm version remains the most famous and is generally.
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