Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) Christian's life on Pitcairn Island. In the 1950s MGM remade a number of their earlier successes in colour and widescreen. They decided to film "Mutiny on the Bounty". In 1958 it was announced Aaron Rosenberg would produce the film and Marlon Brando was mentioned as a possible star Eric Ambler was signed to write a script. It was intended to combine material from the Nordhoff and Hall novels "Mutiny on the Bounty" and "Pitcairn Island" (MGM also owned the rights to a third book, "Men Against the Sea", which dealt with Bligh's boat voyage after the mutiny). In 1959 it
Navy Island, Jamaica was not in HMS Pandora. Captain Edward Edwards commanded the Pandora on its mission to capture and bring home the mutineers but the ship was wrecked on the way home with some loss of life...including some of the mutineers. Navy Island, Jamaica Navy Island is a small (64 acres) island off the coast of Port Antonio in Portland Parish, Jamaica, formerly owned by actor Errol Flynn. The island was once owned by movie pirate Errol Flynn and hosted many wild Hollywood parties. Until fairly recently, the Island has been maintained as a tourist resort and attraction, with a club bar,