
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935 · Movie · Approved · 132 min · ★ 7.4 · 92% critics
A harsh naval captain drives his crew through a grueling voyage, pushing discipline to cruel extremes. As tensions boil over, an officer leads a revolt to seize the ship, only for the fallout to follow them long after they leave the open sea.
Based on Mutiny on the Bounty
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Details
- Years
- 1935
- Release date
- 1935-11-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (388 votes)
- Budget
- $1,950,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, high-stakes sea adventure centered on moral clashes and survival under brutal authority; Not for you if you dislike older pacing or long runtimes, like in A Tale of Two Cities.
Pros: gripping shipboard conflict; memorable villain; strong period atmosphere | Cons: overlong pacing; uneven island stretch; questionable historical accuracy
Themes
- ship
- mutiny
- island
- boat
- sailing
- based on true story
- tahiti
- 18th century
- tyrant
- flogging
- voyage
- high seas
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1936
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1936 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1936 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1936 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1936 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1936 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1936 · nominated
Cast & crew

Charles Laughton
as Captaine Bligh

Clark Gable
as Lieutenant Fletcher Christian

Franchot Tone
as Roger Byam

Herbert Mundin
as Smith

Eddie Quillan
as Tommy Ellison

Dudley Digges
as Bacchus

Donald Crisp
as Thomas Burkitt

Henry Stephenson
as Joseph Banks

Francis Lister
as Captain Nelson

Spring Byington
as Mrs. Byam
Directed by Frank Lloyd