Mutiny on the Bounty

Based On the book by James Norman Hall

Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American epic adventure historical drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn and Tarita in her only role. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer (with uncredited input from Eric Ambler, William L. Driscoll, Borden Chase, John Gay, and Ben Hecht), based on the 1935 novel of the same name by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Bronisław Kaper composed the score. The film tells a heavily fictionalized story of the real-life mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against William Bligh, captain of HMAV Bounty, in 1789.

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Release date:

November 8, 1962

Director:

Carol Reed, Lewis Milestone

Cast:

Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Gordon Jackson

Genre:

Drama, Action

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1962 in adaptations