Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) recoup its budget. The 1962 movie did not win any Oscars but was nominated for seven: The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 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
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (film) over-runs of "Lady L" (which had been postponed) and the remake of "Mutiny on the Bounty", as well as the massive failures of "Cimarron", "King of Kings", "Mutiny on the Bounty", and this film, led to the resignation of MGM's head of production, Sol C. Siegel. The film had its world premiere in February 1962. MGM had become aware by April that the film was not going to be able to recoup its cost and started writing off the losses. Ultimately the movie earned $1,600,000 in the US and Canada and $2,500,000 overseas. Once costs of prints and advertising were