
The Bounty (1984)
Released:
1984-05-04
Duration:
2hr 12min
Rating 6.7
After 200 years, the truth behind the legend.
Overview
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
Production Companies

The De Laurentiis Company
Bounty Films Production Ltd.
Additional Info
Budget | $25,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $8,613,462.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.78 |
Directed By
Roger Donaldson
Crew
Editor
Tony Lawson
Tony Lawson
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Debbie McWilliams
Screenplay
Robert Bolt
Robert Bolt
Executive Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Stunts Coordinator
Victor Magnotta
Victor Magnotta
Director
Roger Donaldson
Roger Donaldson
Set Decoration
Louise Carrigan
Louise Carrigan
Director of Photography
Arthur Ibbetson
Arthur Ibbetson
Production Design
John Graysmark
John Graysmark
Art Direction
Tony Reading
Tony Reading
Original Music Composer
Vangelis
Vangelis
Costume Design
John Bloomfield
John Bloomfield
Novel
Richard Hough
Richard Hough
Producer
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams
Makeup Artist
Paul Engelen
Paul Engelen
Set Decoration
Robert Cartwright
Robert Cartwright
Hairstylist
Jeanette Freeman
Jeanette Freeman
Second Assistant Director
Michael Stevenson
Michael Stevenson
Location Manager
Jonty Barraud
Jonty Barraud
Production Supervisor
Douglas Twiddy
Douglas Twiddy
Production Manager
Margaret Hilliard
Margaret Hilliard
Assistant Director
David Tringham
David Tringham
Special Effects Supervisor
John Stears
John Stears
Script Supervisor
June Randall
June Randall
Production Manager
David Middlemas
David Middlemas
Location Manager
Arnold Ross
Arnold Ross
Production Coordinator
Loretta Ordewer
Loretta Ordewer
Assistant Art Director
Ben Teriitehau
Ben Teriitehau
Third Assistant Director
Debbie Vertue
Debbie Vertue
Assistant Art Director
Michael Boone
Michael Boone
Production Accountant
Pat Howell
Pat Howell
Hairstylist
Francia Smeets
Francia Smeets
Boom Operator
Keith Pamplin
Keith Pamplin
Makeup Artist
Rosalind McCorquodale
Rosalind McCorquodale
Hairstylist
Betty Glasow
Betty Glasow
Property Master
Bert Hearn
Bert Hearn
Assistant Accountant
Terry Mellis
Terry Mellis
Key Grip
Graeme Mardell
Graeme Mardell
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
Assistant Accountant
Craig Barwick
Craig Barwick
Camera Operator
John Harris
John Harris
Still Photographer
Murray Close
Murray Close
Dialogue Coach
Joan Washington
Joan Washington
Gaffer
Mick Morris
Mick Morris
Makeup Artist
Neville Smallwood
Neville Smallwood
Choreographer
Terry Gilbert
Terry Gilbert
Steadicam Operator
Toby Phillips
Toby Phillips
Dialogue Editor
Michael Hopkins
Michael Hopkins
Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
TOP CAST

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