The Bounty (1984)
The Bounty (1984)
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Cast & Crew.
Mel Gibson
Fletcher Christian
Anthony Hopkins
Lieutenant William Bligh
Daniel Day-Lewis
John Fryer
Bernard Hill
William Cole
Phil Davis
Edward Young
Liam Neeson
Charles Churchill
Wi Kuki Kaa
King Tynah
Tevaite Vernette
Mauatua
Laurence Olivier
Admiral Hood
Edward Fox
Captain Greetham
Philip Martin Brown
John Adams
Simon Chandler
David Nelson
Malcolm Terris
Dr. John Huggan
Simon Adams
Thomas Heywood
John Sessions
John Smith
Andrew Wilde
William McCoy
Neil Morrissey
Matthew Quintal
Richard Graham
John Mills
Dexter Fletcher
Thomas Ellison
Pete Lee-Wilson
William Purcell
Jon Gadsby
John Norton
Brendan Conroy
Robert Lamb
Barry Dransfield
Blind Fiddler, Michael Byrne
Steve Fletcher
James Valentine
Jack May
Prosecuting Captain
Mary Kauila
King Tynah's Wife
Sharon Bower
Bligh's Wife
Tavana
King Tynah's Councillor
Roger Donaldson
Director
Vangelis
Original Music Composer
Tony Lawson
Editor
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Robert Bolt
Screenplay
John Graysmark
Production Design
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Jeanette Freeman
Hairstylist
Bernard Williams
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer / Producer
Victor Magnotta
Stunts Coordinator
Richard Hough
Novel
Louise Carrigan
Set Decoration
John Bloomfield
Costume Design
Tony Reading
Art Direction
Robert Cartwright
Set Decoration
Arthur Ibbetson
Director of Photography
Margaret Hilliard
Production Manager
John Stears
Special Effects Supervisor
June Randall
Script Supervisor
Arnold Ross
Location Manager
David Middlemas
Production Manager
David Tringham
Assistant Director
Jonty Barraud
Location Manager
Terry Mellis
Assistant Accountant
Michael Boone
Assistant Art Director
Pat Howell
Production Accountant
Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director
Douglas Twiddy
Production Supervisor
Mick Morris
Gaffer
Michael Hopkins
Dialogue Editor
Loretta Ordewer
Production Coordinator
Craig Barwick
Assistant Accountant
Debbie Vertue
Third Assistant Director
Ben Teriitehau
Assistant Art Director
John Harris
Camera Operator
Keith Pamplin
Boom Operator
Betty Glasow
Hairstylist
Graeme Mardell
Key Grip
Toby Phillips
Steadicam Operator
Terry Gilbert
Choreographer
Joan Washington
Dialogue Coach
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
Murray Close
Still Photographer
Neville Smallwood
Makeup Artist
Francia Smeets
Hairstylist
Rosalind McCorquodale
Makeup Artist
Bert Hearn
Property Master
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 4, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 12m
Content RatingPG
Budget$25,000,000
Box Office$8,613,462
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
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This Movie Is About.
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The Bounty is a 1984 British epic historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson. It depicts the voyage and mutiny of HMS Bounty, with Robert Bolt's screenplay adapting the 1972 book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian by Richard Hough. It stars Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as William Bligh, with supporting roles played by Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill and Edward Fox.
The Bounty began production in late 1978 under director David Lean as a long-time passion project, but multiple complications, including a prohibitively high budget and screenwriter Robert Bolt suffering from a heart attack, led to a period of development hell that ended with the hiring of newcomer director Donaldson. Filming took place primarily on-location in Donaldson's home country of New Zealand, French Polynesia and England.
The film was made by Dino De Laurentiis Productions and Bounty Productions Ltd. and distributed by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment in the UK, and Orion Pictures Corporation internationally. It premiered on 4 May 1984 and received generally positive reviews, with praise for Hopkins' portrayal of Bligh, and was noted by critics and historians as being a more historically accurate depiction of the mutiny than previous depictions, though reactions to Gibson's performance were more polarized. The Bounty was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or.