The Bounty (1984)
The Bounty (1984)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mel Gibson
Fletcher Christian
Anthony Hopkins
Lt William Bligh
Laurence Olivier
Admiral Hood
Edward Fox
Captain Greetham
Daniel Day-Lewis
Fryer
Bernard Hill
Cole
Phil Davis
Young
Ian Mune
Writer
Liam Neeson
Churchill
Wi Kuki Kaa
King Tynah
Tevaite Vernette
Mauatua
Philip Martin Brown
John Adams
Roger Donaldson
Director
Simon Chandler
David Nelson
Robert Bolt
Writer
Malcolm Terris
Dr. John Huggan
Richard Hough
Writer
Simon Adams
Thomas Heywood
John Sessions
John Smith
Bernard Williams
Producer
Vangelis
Composer
Andrew Wilde
William McCoy
Neil Morrissey
Matthew Quintal
Arthur Ibbetson
Cinematographer
Tony Lawson
Editor
Richard Graham
John Mills
Dexter Fletcher
Thomas Ellison
Debbie McWilliams
CastingDirector
Pete Lee-Wilson
William Purcell
John Graysmark
ProductionDesigner
Jon Gadsby
John Norton
Brendan Conroy
Robert Lamb
Barry Dransfield
Michael Byrne
Steve Fletcher
James Valentine
Jack May
Richter
Mary Kauila
König Tynahs Frau
Sharon Bower
Lieutenant William Blighs Frau
Tavana
König Tynahs Berater
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer / Executive Producer
Tony Reading
Art Direction
John Bloomfield
Costume Design
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Douglas Twiddy
Production Supervisor
John W. Mitchell
Sound Recordist
David Middlemas
Production Manager
Louise Carrigan
Set Decoration
Robert Cartwright
Set Decoration
Jeanette Freeman
Hairstylist
Victor Magnotta
Stunts Coordinator
Debbie Vertue
Third Assistant Director
Betty Glasow
Hairstylist
Toby Phillips
Steadicam Operator
David Tringham
Assistant Director
Neville Smallwood
Makeup Artist
John Stears
Special Effects Supervisor
Murray Close
Still Photographer
June Randall
Script Supervisor
Bert Hearn
Property Master
John Harris
Camera Operator
Margaret Hilliard
Production Manager
Michael Boone
Assistant Art Director
Craig Barwick
Assistant Accountant
Mick Morris
Gaffer
Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director
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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Wiki.
The Bounty is a 1984 British epic historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson. It is the fifth film version of the story of the mutiny on 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 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 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 May 4, 1984, to generally positive reviews. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d’Or. The film was noted by critics and historians as being a more historically-accurate depiction of the mutiny than previous depictions.