---
title: 'The Bounty (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roger Donaldson'
released: '1984-05-04'
runtime_minutes: 132
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bounty-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086993/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bounty (1984)

1984 · PG · 132 min · Drama, Adventure, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Bounty is a 1984 British epic historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson. It depicts the voyage and mutiny of HMS Bounty, with Robert Bolt's screenplay adapting the 1972 book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian by Richard Hough. It stars Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as William Bligh, with supporting roles played by Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill and Edward Fox.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roger Donaldson](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-donaldson)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Bolt](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-bolt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vangelis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vangelis)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Ibbetson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-ibbetson)
- **Editor:** [Tony Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-lawson)

## Cast

- [Mel Gibson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-gibson) as Fletcher Christian
- [Richard Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-graham) as John Mills
- [Simon Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-chandler) as David Nelson
- [Andrew Wilde](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-wilde) as William McCoy
- [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-day-lewis) as John Fryer
- [Malcolm Terris](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-terris) as Dr. John Huggan
- [Edward Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-fox) as Captain Greetham
- [Simon Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-adams) as Peter Heywood
- [Bernard Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-hill) as William Cole
- [Pete Lee-Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-lee-wilson) as William Purcell
- [Jack May](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-may) as Prosecuting Captain
- [Laurence Olivier](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-olivier) as Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport
- [Liam Neeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-neeson) as Charles Churchill
- [Neil Morrissey](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-morrissey) as Matthew Quintal
- [Philip Martin Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-martin-brown) as John Adams

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