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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Mild Violence Movie Release: 1935 DVD Release: 02/03/2004 Format: DVD Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 12 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 13 Genres: Adventure, Adventure Drama, Sea Adventure

The 1932 publication of Charles Nordhoff and James Norton Hall's -Mutiny on the Bounty sparked a revival of interest in the titular 1789 ship mutiny, and this 1935 MGM movie version won the Oscar for Best Picture. Clark Gable stars as Fletcher Christian, first mate of the infamous HMS Bounty, skippered by Captain William Bligh (Charles Laughton), the cruelest taskmaster on the Seven Seas. Bligh's villainy knows no bounds: he is even willing to flog a dead man if it will strengthen his hold over the crew. Christian despises Bligh and is sailing on the Bounty under protest. During the journey back to England, Bligh's cruelties become more than Christian can bear; and after the captain indirectly causes the death of the ship's doctor, the crew stages a mutiny, with Christian in charge. Bligh and a handful of officers loyal to him are set adrift in an open boat. Through sheer force of will, he guides the tiny vessel on a 49-day, 4000-mile journey to the Dutch East Indies without losing a man. Historians differ on whether Captain Bligh was truly such a monster or Christian such a paragon of virtue (some believe that the mutiny was largely inspired by Christian's lust for the Tahitian girls). The movie struck gold at the box office, and, in addition to the Best Picture Oscar, Gable, Laughton, and Franchot Tone as one of the Bounty's crew were all nominated for Best Actor (they all lost to Victor McLaglan in The Informer). The film was remade in 1962 and adapted into the "revisionist" 1984 feature The Bounty with Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as Captain Bligh. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Clark Gable - 1st Mate Fletcher Christian
Charles Laughton - Capt. William Bligh
Franchot Tone - Roger Byam
Dudley Digges - Bachus
Herbert Mundin - Smith
Donald Crisp - Burkitt
Eddie Quillan - Ellison

Frank Lloyd's 1935 adventure Mutiny on the Bounty comes to DVD for the first time from Warner Home Video. The film is presented with a standard full-frame transfer. Mono soundtracks are available in English and French. Optional subtitles are available in English, Spanish, and French. Closed captions are also accessible. The disc includes the 1935 MGM short Pitcairn Island Today. Other special features include theatrical trailers and newsreel footage of Mutiny on the Bounty winning Best Picture in 1935. This is a highly recommended disc for a historically important film. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide