Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris, based on the novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. The film retells the 1789 real-life mutiny aboard HMAV "Bounty" led by Fletcher Christian against the ship's captain, William Bligh. It is the second American film to be made from the novel, the first being "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935). It was directed by Lewis Milestone, who replaced Carol Reed early in the production schedule, and it turned
Mutiny on the Bounty examined all on board for signs of venereal disease and found none. "Bounty" came to anchor in Matavai Bay, Tahiti on 26 October 1788, concluding a journey of . Bligh's first action on arrival was to secure the co-operation of the local chieftains. The paramount chief Tynah remembered Bligh from Cook's voyage 15 years previously, and greeted him warmly. Bligh presented the chiefs with gifts and informed them that their own "King George" wished in return only breadfruit plants. They happily agreed with this simple request. Bligh assigned Christian to lead a shore party charged with establishing a compound in