Mutiny on the Bounty [2 Discs]

Mutiny on the Bounty [2 Discs]

 Cast: Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
, Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
, Richard Harris
Richard Harris
, Tarita
Tarita
, Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith
Mutiny on the Bounty [2 Discs]

Mutiny on the Bounty [2 Discs]

 Cast: Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
, Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
, Richard Harris
Richard Harris
, Tarita
Tarita
, Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith

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Overview

This remake of Mutiny on the Bounty became a money pit for one reason only: Its star, Marlon Brando. At first resistant to the notion of playing Fletcher Christian, the first mate who engineering the mutiny of the HMS Bounty in 1788, Brando was promised a multitude of perks by its producers-promises that were never intended to be kept. Likewise misled was the original director, Carol Reed, who was able to walk off the production. Lewis Milestone inherited the directorial reins, doing the best he could under impossible conditions. In contrast to the clearly defined heroes and villains of the 1935 version of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), we are offered a Captain Bligh (Trevor Howard) who seems more grouchy than tyrannical, and a foppish Fletcher Christian who is just this side of a female impersonation. Some of the "improvements" made on the original Chris Nordhoff-James Norton Hall novel are laughable, notably Bligh's command that Christian have sex with one of the native girls so as to appease the Tahitian chief and thus expedite the shipment of breadfruit. Running-or walking-179 minutes, Mutiny on the Bounty contains some breathtaking photography and gorgeous scenery, as well as a soaring musical score by Bronislau Kaper, but on the whole is but a shadow of the Oscar-winning 1935 classic.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/25/2007
UPC: 4897007030941
Original Release: 1962
Source: Castaway Pictures
Region Code: A
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Sales rank: 7,111

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Marlon Brando Fletcher Christian
Trevor Howard Captain Bligh
Richard Harris John Mills
Tarita Maimiti
Hugh Griffith Alexander Smith
Tim Seely Edward Young
Percy Herbert Matthew Quintal
Gordon Jackson Edward Birkett
Noel Purcell William McCoy
Duncan Lamont John Williams
Chips Rafferty Michael Byrne
Ashley Cowan Samuel Mack
Eddie Byrne John Fryer
Keith McConnell James Morrison
Frank Silvera Minarii
Ben Wright Graves
Henry Daniell Court Martial Judge
Torin Thatcher Staines
Matahiarii Tama Chief Hitihiti
Yvon Arai Tahitian Native
Bronislau Kaper Composer
Richard Haydn William Brown

Technical Credits
Lewis Milestone Director
Charles Lederer Screenwriter
Aaron Rosenberg Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie Special Effects
Robert R. Hoag Special Effects
Lee LeBlanc Special Effects
Milo Lory Sound Effects
Carol Reed Director
Charles Nordhoff Screenwriter
Eric Ambler Screenwriter
James Norman Hall Screenwriter
Borden Chase Screenwriter
Franklin Milton Sound Effects
Van Allen James Sound Effects
William Driscoll Screenwriter
John Gay Screenwriter
Ben Hecht Screenwriter
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