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The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch.
A fictionalized account of the 1789 mutiny against Captain Bligh by Fletcher Christian and his crew. The film, starring Marlon Brando, was a box office flop and received negative reviews.
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti, but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by first officer Fletcher Christian.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Lewis Milestone, Carol Reed, George Seaton
- 1962-11-08
Learn about the famous mutiny that took place in 1789 on the Bounty, a ship sent to collect breadfruit in Tahiti. Find out what happened to the mutineers, the captain and his loyal crew, and the legacy of the Bounty today.
Apr 28, 2020 · Get the facts on the mutiny on the Bounty. Who led the mutiny? Why did happen? And how did castaway captain William Bligh survive and make it back to England