I was 12 when my patrician grandmother took my brother and I to see this in New York when the film was released. Massive theater and screen. There was a picture book you could buy. Grandmother traveled a lot and wanted to see what Tahiti looked like should she wish to go there. My father was captain of the Hydrofoil ship Denison, a hydrofoil research vessel that operated out of a ship yard in Oyster Bay NY. At one point the Bounty was docked down the key from the Denison. Father took us over to see her. As a sailor I simply could not believe that a captain would sail her into a hurricane and which resulted in her sinking.
It is amazing to know that they built this exact replica of HMS Bounty for the purpose of making the film and the ship was sailed to Tahiti to do the film. The only difference would have been internal and it no doubt had an engine and probably even generated electricity. Externally, the ship is the same as the original one. The ship existed until 2012 when it sank in a hurricane.
@@justinsane7128 I 'toured' it in 2007, when moored at Torquay Harbour Devon England. I have many photos of course, my fav is me at the Helm. Like youe tag, mine used to be . R SLIKKA' but I was 'asked' to change it.
Truly a spectacular movie in the tradition of the great MGM classics... Excellent on all levels, and truly worthy of the 7 Academy Award nominations it received... THIS is the movie that forever made me a fan of Brando.
Well said, Brando did not suffer fools gladly. Of course he was awkward and sometimes unco-operative because of all the Hollywood bullshit and he was not alone, it was endemic in the film industry.
Not sure why Brando was chosen playing a cross between the Scarlet Pimpernel and Darcy. Had he been the real Christian Bligh hopefully would have turfed him ashore on Macquarie Island
@@andrewstackpool4911 Typical Hollywood---BOX OFFICE dictates leading actors. Amazingly, the film wasn't a money spinner, in fact, MGM nearly went broke.
And the shots of the ship sailing past the camera at sea. They didn't use small models or cgi, that last thing wasn't invented yet, I believe, but they just put some men and a camera on a small boat, and let the ship sail past. Beautiful with the score as well!
SNAP ! I watch it regularly. Equally great is the last seconds showing Bounty with full rigging , full on from the Portside. I'd love a large sized painting of that.
@@angelherrero7519 EXCELLENT, I went aboard Bounty when she visited Torquay ,Devon, England, about 2007. The Crew were great and very knowledgeable. I have many photos of her, onboard and distant. My favourte was taken by another fan on board, with me at the wheel. I was shocked and depressed at her loss.
And the later more accurate one after years in Sydney Harbour was acquired by a Chinese syndicate and moved to Hong Kong. That failed and currently the ship is in very bad state in Bangkok. It would be good to raise the funds to bring her home
For those interested in the Bounty, a full scale replica was built in the 1980’s and sailed from England to Sydney Australia as part of Australia’s bicentennial celebrations in 1988. The replica is still in Sydney and makes daily tours of Sydney harbour.
Gaz Bee, I, too, was inspired by this movie to learn more about this fascinating story. I watched the 1935 version with my mother back in my youth, and when I was in my 30s, I watched this movie with some friends of mine. Then I begin to wonder just how historically accurate these movies were. Researching this fascinating historic incident on the Internet help me separate rumours and myths from the truth.
@@brianvincentdoucet4273 Thats fine, I did the same. But did it then spoil your enjoyment of the Films ? I hope not. I saw the above film as great entertainment, based on a true slice of history.
@@MrDaiseymay, I can assure you that the historical research did not spoil the enjoyment of the films. Those films are indeed, as you said, "great entertainment, based on a true slice of history."
First saw this movie when I was in grade school in 1962. Later I bought and built the Revel plastic scale model of HMS Bounty. It became a mantel centerpiece until one of our cats knocked it off the mantel--alas I could not repair the broken masts and hull.
WEll, it's a fact, that we could not have forged the Largest Empire in History, without the Navy. Idiot Liberals have tried to warp theminds of the young, into thinking that it was the evil empire; Fact is, we left the empire many great gifts, when we left. Unlike other european country's . The Royal Navy discovered the world, and in turn, educated the world with it's findings. It was the Done thing, the natural thing, to be able to see over the horizon. The whole of Europe were involved, WE, were just better at it.
I have written before. It is interesting how after Bligh orders sails set on starboard tack, the footage shows the ship on both tacks. Further, Bounty did not fly Royals. Finally, the original order Set tops'ls and heads'ls starboard tack' is a problem. The ship is shown as port side to. Setting sails on starboard tack would merely drive it into the wharf. It is possible she had an anchor veered to starboard and the men on the windlass were bringing her to. In which case not nearly enough. Finally. Christian was an Able Seaman promoted Midshipman when he embarked First Lieutenant although Bligh promoted him to sailing master. Here the Sailing Master is standing doing nothing. It was he not Christian or Bligh who gave the sailing orders.
ABSOLUTELY, and I am totally mystified why NO touring orchestra, to my knowledge, has ever respected this with a performance. Including the John Wilson Orchestra. I wrote to him 4 years ago, suggesting he investigate Bronislau Kaper's wonderful score, seeing how neglected it was, and, how his wonderful orchestra would do it justice, and probably, be the first to do so. I was very disappointed to get no reply.
Set tops'ls and headsails starboard tack. In the early footage the ship theoretically has the wind astern and then is on larboard tack. That aside stunning music and footage
William Bligh went on to become a Vice-Admiral. He retired to a grand town-house which is near the Imperial War Museum of today. He died after a heart attack in Bond Steet, London, on 7th December 1817, aged 63 years. He was no doubt doing his Christmas Shopping.
Trevor Howard at 1.56. Ha. He is also great in the Charge of the Light Brigade antagonized by Capt. Nolan and just about everyone else he comes into contact with.
Trevor Howard never put a foot wrong, even when confronted with a script that was nonsense. The book that came with the film has a wonderful shot of him in costume playing with some children in Tahiti. Was Bligh the madman and villain Hollywood made him? No, he actually was very concerned about his men and actually flogged far fewer than Cook. He had some mental issue in that he would lose his temper - with officers - but forget it a few minutes later. Before the mutiny which did not happen as here, he bad asked Christian to dine with him. The fact is it was Quintal who led the mutiny under Christian. Whether there was a relationship between the two men, the jury is out. It is interesting that Mel Gibson said that his character should have been more evil as initially he put Bligh and the loyal sailors in the cutter which was rotten. After Bligh interceded he gave them the long boat and some supplies. But he intended that they die at sea. Too bad Bligh was ten times the seaman he would ever be.
My father had a friend who was manager of a theater in St. Louis. He would let my dad and me sneak in for free. We snuck in at about the time Mai'miti paddles out to the Bounty. I will never forget the Tahitian sunset as that love theme came up!!!
NO COMMENTS ?? YOU LAND-LUBBER'S SHOULD GET THE CAT---I HAVEN'T EATEN FOR AGES. this is one of my all time favourite film scenes. SO dramatic, and FANTASTIC music. Hearing the MGM symphony Orchestra playing 'Rule Britannia ' at the close, was an extra bonus. I always freeze the screen at 2.47 m. That magnificent full-on image , Portside and in Full Sail. I'd have liked more shots of her like this in the film.
AT MY AGE, I'VE SEEN A THOUSAND OR SO ADVENTURE FILMS, BUT THIS SCENE, IS THE MOST DRAMATIC, AND, ENHANCED BY BRONISLAW KAPER'S FANTASTIC MUSICAL SCORE, WITH THE ADDITION, OF 'RULE BRITANNIA'. BUT, HOW SAD IT MADE ME, WHEN THIS GORGEOUS SHIP WAS CARELESSLY LOST IN A HURRICANE IN 2012.. I WENT ABOARD HER, WHEN SHE VISITED TORQUAY, IN ENGLAND, IN LATE AUGUST, 2007; HAVING DRIVEN 100 MILES TO SEE HER, AT ONE HOUR'S NOTICE. A MARVELOUS EXPERIENCE. THEY'LL NEVER MAKE FILMS LIKE THIS AGAIN, UNLESS, MAYBE IN CGI.
When the bounty came to London, l think in 62 or 63 , l was on the stern of the tug l was boy onthe owen smith ,bounty looked fantastic with its crew dressed in striped tops as she came through tower bridge and laidin the pool of London,
Despite the film's awful reputation, Brando's adolescent antics (both Trevor Howard and Richard Harris swore they would never work with him again), two directors who simply threw in the towel (Carol Reed and Lewis Milestone) and the runaway budget that almost sank MGM, the film does hold up well and begs some critical reassessing. It boasts a fairly good script (despite Brando's lisping, swish-buckling attempt at a British accent), terrific supporting cast and splendid cinematography by the great Robert Surtees. And, as evidenced here, Bronislau Kaper's majestic and magnificent soundtrack is, along with Alfred Newman's for "How The West Was Won" from the same year, one of the finest ever scored for a Hollywood epic. Thanks for posting.
I SUGGEST YOU READ BRANDO'S AUTO BIOGRAPHY BEFORE JUST REPEATING THE USUAL DEFAMATORY PRESS CRAP. WHEN HE WAS FINALLY CALLED TO THE SHIP, HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO SCRIPT FOR HIM TO READ, THE DIRECTOR HAD ALREADY JUMPED SHIP, AND NOBODY APPEARED TO GIVE A---- AFTER 3 WEEKS OF BOREDOM, HE RE-WROTE WHAT THERE WAS -''WHICH HAD MADE NO SENSE', THE PRESS HAD IT IN FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WOULD'NT WASTE TIME JUST ANSWERING CRAP PETTY SPITEFUL QUESTIONS--THE USUAL HOLLYWOOD JUNK. SO THEY STARTED A WAR OF LIES AGAINST HIM. BRANDO NEVER DID PLAY GAME WITH THE PRESS.
Actually after the film was released Brando wrote an apology letter to Trevor Howard for his behaviour Howard accepted the apology and agreed to appear with Brando in another movie together years later
I really found no fault in Brando's performance only in his arrogance about showing up for work and utter indifference to cost overrruns while he played the bongos. The Mel Gibson Bounty has no soul! I watch that movie and wonder why they would want to stay. I watch the MGM Bounty and totally get why they would want to stay.
Brando was already off on his liberal tirades, he was angry about the short ending that does not go into the phase of survival on Pitcairn and how men become.
She actually was not that larger. The dimensions were increased to allow for the engine room, electrics and other modern navigational requirements. But consider this. Take that out and imagine what she and Endeavour were truly like. They were gone for years. These days we find people who have signed aboard training ships who are in trouble after ten days at sea.
@@Michael.96 BUT, was made to original Copies of Plans, provided by the British Naval Museum at Grenwhich London. Except, they lengthened the ship, to accommodate engines, and onboard Cameras at sea.
They were They were the sailors who were involved in the pre departure trials and were asked to take Bounty to Tahiti. So, right through the movie you have the real deal.
There were two superb aspects of this movie. Belay the last pipe. Five. The soundtrack, the scenery, the cinematographics most of the actors (I would have keelhauled Brando on principle) and the ship crewed in the film by the volunteers who sailed her from Canada. In the departure scene at least the sailing and orders are correct. As to the film. Like Laugton and Gable a disgusting slur on a great seaman albeit with a short temper. Lots more could be said.
It used to be a common 'warning on screen, before the start, that the following story is---BASED ON ---a book or known facts. None of the films, are historically accurate, and never set out to be. Movies of this scale cost huge sums, is a huge gamble, and the priority is to make these films exciting and watchable, to the extent, that the masses go to see it, ( hopefully more than once) and make MONEY. lots of it. If you want history, there are some excellent books with great research to follow.
Brando costs budget overrruns while he played the bongos most the day. He was angry about the ending because he wanted the full story be told. @@MrDaiseymay
They got it very wrong in the 1987 version then as they said Plymouth I'm sure and not knowing at the time about this basically grew up believing it so beg your pardon. A great true story, and I actually think Fletcher regretted what he had done to his one time friend Captain Bligh and even more so when he burned the Bounty off of Pitcairn Island.
It was for a time. Hurricane Sandy put it in danger. The crew tried to get it to safety but it sank and they perished in the process. The Bounty was just bad luck.
Scalawags and ruffians! You don’t know wood from canvas and are a disgrace to saltwater. Well you’ll learn, and quickly, or you’ll regret the day you signed on for the Bounty. Now set those sails properly or rations will be curtailed.
Bullshit. That's a lie Hollywood told us. Bligh actually went 70 days without flogging on the voyage, and flogging was altogether much less common on the Bounty than on other ships. Read Bligh's journal and the notes of the trial if You are interested in the true story.
@@MrDaiseymay NO. He was sent to stop the evil rum trade run by the likes of Macarthur and Grose of the Rum Corps. These people saw the colony as a way to build mighty personal empires worked by convict labour. All same England. The deal was simple. They would get crops from the settlers and pay them in rum. Worth almost nothing. They would then sell the crops to visiting ships for huge profits, Bligh worked to end the trade as directed and succeeded. However, in the process he made enemies of these powerful men who saw him as a threat to their corrupt work. They needed him removed hence the mutiny by the very people who were supposed to provide the security of the colony. Very much a parallel to Bounty where Christian and others wanted to stay in Tahiti and not return to England. I note that Bligh fought hard for the humble farmers around Parramatta and Penrith to protect their rights. He was actually very popular and the insurrection was by that corrupt military group the Rum Corps. Why his replacement Macquarie brought his own regiment. Had I been in command of a ship there, I'd have opened fire on the corps barracks and sent my Marines in to finish the job.
