
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 | 3.567 |
Directed By
Roger Donaldson
Crew
Director
Roger Donaldson
Roger Donaldson
Original Music Composer
Vangelis
Vangelis
Editor
Tony Lawson
Tony Lawson
Makeup Artist
Paul Engelen
Paul Engelen
Screenplay
Robert Bolt
Robert Bolt
Production Design
John Graysmark
John Graysmark
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Debbie McWilliams
Hairstylist
Jeanette Freeman
Jeanette Freeman
Producer
Bernard Williams
Bernard Williams
Executive Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Stunts Coordinator
Victor Magnotta
Victor Magnotta
Novel
Richard Hough
Richard Hough
Set Decoration
Louise Carrigan
Louise Carrigan
Costume Design
John Bloomfield
John Bloomfield
Art Direction
Tony Reading
Tony Reading
Set Decoration
Robert Cartwright
Robert Cartwright
Director of Photography
Arthur Ibbetson
Arthur Ibbetson
Production Manager
Margaret Hilliard
Margaret Hilliard
Special Effects Supervisor
John Stears
John Stears
Script Supervisor
June Randall
June Randall
Location Manager
Arnold Ross
Arnold Ross
Production Manager
David Middlemas
David Middlemas
Assistant Director
David Tringham
David Tringham
Location Manager
Jonty Barraud
Jonty Barraud
Assistant Accountant
Terry Mellis
Terry Mellis
Assistant Art Director
Michael Boone
Michael Boone
Production Accountant
Pat Howell
Pat Howell
Second Assistant Director
Michael Stevenson
Michael Stevenson
Production Supervisor
Douglas Twiddy
Douglas Twiddy
Gaffer
Mick Morris
Mick Morris
Dialogue Editor
Michael Hopkins
Michael Hopkins
Production Coordinator
Loretta Ordewer
Loretta Ordewer
Assistant Accountant
Craig Barwick
Craig Barwick
Third Assistant Director
Debbie Vertue
Debbie Vertue
Assistant Art Director
Ben Teriitehau
Ben Teriitehau
Camera Operator
John Harris
John Harris
Boom Operator
Keith Pamplin
Keith Pamplin
Hairstylist
Betty Glasow
Betty Glasow
Key Grip
Graeme Mardell
Graeme Mardell
Steadicam Operator
Toby Phillips
Toby Phillips
Choreographer
Terry Gilbert
Terry Gilbert
Dialogue Coach
Joan Washington
Joan Washington
Sound Recordist
John W. Mitchell
John W. Mitchell
Still Photographer
Murray Close
Murray Close
Makeup Artist
Neville Smallwood
Neville Smallwood
Hairstylist
Francia Smeets
Francia Smeets
Makeup Artist
Rosalind McCorquodale
Rosalind McCorquodale
Property Master
Bert Hearn
Bert Hearn
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