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Mutiny on the Bounty
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
IMDB 7.3
RT 68%
Metacritic 48
StarsMarlon BrandoTrevor HowardRichard HarrisHugh Griffith
DirectorLewis MilestoneCarol Reed
WriterCharles Lederer (screenplay)Charles Nordhoff (novel)James Norman Hall (novel)

AwardsNominated for 7 Oscars
  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
    George W. Davis, J. McMillan Johnson, Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography
    Robert Surtees
  • Best Achievement in Visual Effects
    A. Arnold Gillespie, Milo B. Lory
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    John McSweeney Jr.
  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
  • Best Music, Substantially Original Score
    Bronislau Kaper
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Aaron Rosenberg