Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) Reviews & Ratings
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Mutiny on the Bounty reviews
Mutiny on the Bounty holds a 7.1/10 average from 360 TMDB ratings.
For me, this was never going to be better than the Laughton/Gable version from 1935, but despite the rather hammily over-cooked effort from Marlon Brando, it does make for a decent enough version of the story of HMS "Bounty". It's a small ship with a big task. Sail round the world to Tahiti and procure some breadfruit trees then take them to the Caribbean for use a fodder for the slaves. Right from the outset, we re…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)
**_The most captivating and compelling version of The Bounty story_** The three versions of The Bounty story are **1.** The 1935 black & white version with Clark Gable; **2.** This 1962 Marlon Brando version; and **3.** The 1984 one with Mel Gibson, simply titled "The Bounty." The mutiny story is TRUE (***SPOILER***): William Bligh was sent on a mission in 1787 to pick up breadfruit plants from Tahiti and bring them…
— Wuchak (9/10)
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny.
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