Mutiny
on the Bounty (1935)
Starring
Charles Laughton, Clark Gable
Director
Frank Lloyd
Awards
Academy Awards
Best Picture
Academy Awards Nominations
Best Actor - Clark Gable
Best Actor - Charles Laughton
Best Actor - Franchot Tone
Best Director - Frank Lloyd
Best Editing
Best Screenplay - Talbot Jennings,
Jules Furthman and Carey Wilson
Best Score
Plot Synopsis
The classic (and true) tale of the mutiny which took place on the
HMS Bounty, led by the courageous and dashing Fletcher Christian. The sailors revolt
because of the barbaric and merciless way they had been treated during the voyage by the
wicked Captain Bligh.
Film Notes
"Frank Lloyd's 1935 version of the famous story is broadly
superior to later attempts. Charles Laughton is brilliant as the harsh captain of the
18th-century British naval vessel Bounty, and Clark Gable gives an intelligent
performance as Fletcher Christian, the first mate burdened with leading a mutiny in the
South Seas. This is one of those archetypal stories that seems to invite a variety of
creative and moral interpretations (see both the 1962 and 1984 versions, the
latter called The
Bounty), but this first shot across the bow still seems truest and least massaged
for hidden meaning." (Tom Keogh, Amazon.com)
Rated: NR