Format:
Video disc
Title:
Mutiny on the Bounty
Uniform Title:
Mutiny on the Bounty (Motion picture : 1935)
ISBN:
9780790744780
Publication:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Series title(s):
General Note:
From the book by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1935.
Also released as a part of the box set: Best picture collection. Adventures.
Special features: Pitcairn Island today [featurette] (black and white, 1935) (10 min.); "Mutiny on the Bounty" wins 1935 Award [newsreel] (black and white, 1936) (1 min.); Theatrical trailers (7 min.).
Contents:
Credits and foreword -- In the King's navy -- Boarding HMS Bounty -- Punishment -- Setting sail -- Understanding each other -- Navigation problem -- Aloft in rough seas -- Learning who's master -- Into the wind -- No cheese tonight -- Sharks over shark -- Demands over supplies -- Tahiti at last -- Among the islanders -- Christian's shore leave -- Romantic interlude -- Return to the lash -- Christian's promise -- Late doctor -- Christian's request -- Mutiny! -- I'll see you hanged -- What hurts -- Beating the sea -- Christmas -- Spelled with my name -- Pandora's captain -- Shipwreck -- On trial -- Another story -- Verdict -- No way back -- Back to duty -- Cast list.
Summary:
In 1789, the English ship H.M.S. Bounty begins a two-year mission. The ship travels to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit plants that will provide cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, the Bounty's final destination. The captain is William Bligh, a vicious taskmaster who doesn't flinch at giving two dozen lashes to any malcontent on board, for the most minor of infractions. The first mate is Lt. Fletcher Christian, who despises Bligh but has somehow earned the captain's respect. Bligh makes life miserable for the crew, and after the Bounty leaves Tahiti for the West Indies, Bligh orders the ship's doctor, a dying man, to stand on deck despite his illness. The doctor dies, which begins a chain reaction of anger leading to Christian leading a mutiny against Bligh.
Reading Level:
MPAA Rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
Added Author:
Added Uniform Title:
Container of (expression): Mutiny on the Bounty (Motion picture : 1935). English.
Container of (expression): Mutiny on the Bounty (Motion picture : 1935). French.
Best picture collection. Adventures.