Mutiny on the Bounty

(1935)

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Synopsis

A famous 1787 incident inspired this Best Picture winner about a clash of wills between tyrannical captain William Bligh and his mutinous mate Fletcher Christian aboard an 18th-century British merchantman in the South Seas. Clark Gable (Christian), Charles Laughton (Bligh) and Franchot Tone (Roger Byam) garnered Best Actor nominations.

Directors

Frank Lloyd, Talbot Jennings, Carey Wilson, Arthur Edeson, Cedric Gibbons, John Farrow, Albert Lewin

Production year

1935

Rating

TV-PG

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

132 minutes

Cast

Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan