USA,
1935, 132 min
Directed by:
Frank LloydComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan, Dudley Digges, Donald Crisp, Henry Stephenson, Spring Byington, Movita, Mamo Clark (more)Plots(1)
Frank Lloyd directs this Academy Award-winning drama that tells the story of the infamous mutiny aboard HMS Bounty. Aboard the ship, on a two-year voyage to Tahiti, Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) and tyrannical Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton) clash over Bligh's leadership and treatment of his crew. Christian manages to commandeer the vessel from its brutal master after Bligh causes the death of the ship's doctor. The former captain and several other officers are then set adrift in an open boat whilst Christian steers the ship back to Tahiti, before going in search of a new island on which to live out his days. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1936 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1936 - Frank Lloyd (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1936 - Clark Gable (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1936 - Charles Laughton (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1936 - Franchot Tone (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1936 - Carey Wilson, Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1936 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1936 - Nat W. Finston (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1935 - Charles Laughton (Best Actor)