I agree with John Landis about this film. I heard that Brando was difficult but I never care about that. I’m so happy the picture was made with him as Fletcher just to see him in a huge film. He’s worth it. All the actors are great in it. I look forward to seeing it anytime it’s on.
Imo, the '62 Howard/Brando Bounty is easily the best of the Bounty films, and one of the greatest films of all time. I believe it is severely underrated.
Truly a spectacular movie in the tradition of the great MGM classics... Excellent on all levels, and truly worthy of the Academy Award nominations it received... THIS is the movie that forever made me a fan of Brando.
This Mutiny is a great film. Though I liked Clark Gable's version as well as Mel Gibsons. But Brando and Trevor Howard had great antagonistic chemistry in this one.
I though that Anthony Hopkins made a more realistic Bligh and they included the post-mutiny events much better in that version - a much more historically accurate depiction, especially with the court martial with Fox and Olivia and including Bligh's famed navigation skill. Also, Gibson and Neeson (Christian and Churchill) were historically not the oppressed people as shown in the Brando or Gable versions. The directors in previous versions chose to play the class warfare card just like Cameron played it with "Titanic".
When Brando hit Howard it was some of the best acting ever. I wanted to hit Howard also. What an asshole he was. I boxed a guy with 17 fights under his belt in my 1st fight. I hit him so hard he didn't wake up for 30 mins. I vision hitting Howard the same way.
This is a great movie. I've seen it many times. On the Blu-ray edition, there's additional footage that bookends the film, with a British warship finding Pitcairn Island some 19 years after the Bounty landed there - and based on what the surviving botanist Brown says, you sort of figure out what happened to the mutineers. I've read several books about The Bounty, and I have to say, in this film, Captain Bligh is portrayed with no sympathy whatsoever, when in fact, he probably deserved some. Brando does a fantastic job of making Bligh look short-sighted and petty - sometimes so cleverly, that even Bligh did not know he had just been insulted. The on-going battle of wills between these two men evokes memories of the struggle between Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa in The Bridge On The River Kwai. Lot of great lines, ultra-wide scope, beautiful technicolor scenery, and a magnificent, memorable score by Maurice Jarre. This is a tremendously epic film that is worth seeing at least once - just for the sheer spectacle of it.
Me too! Trevor Howard nails the role. I have watched him for hours, trying to find a single error or weakness in his performance, anything I would change or edit, and there's nothing wrong at all. A perfect delivery.
I was on this Bounty, not once, but twice, the last time being on Navy Pier in Chicago about three years ago for a tall ship festival. I was heart broken when it sank. Such a beautiful replica. One mistake Landis makes in his narrative is that the ship was NOT an exact replica because it was built longer and wider than the original to accommodate the large Technicolor cameras. That's not a criticism, just a minor fact to add.
One of my top 5-- all time favourites. A fantastic piece of history, brilliantly told ( although we know historically, it was not accurate ) But then, none of the versions were. This is great spectacle---a wonderful musical score, and a REAL replica ship. Stuff CGI---There will never be, ever again, this kind of movie, this level of casting, and made on location. I felt sick--when Bounty was lost at sea, I had been aboard her when she last visited England. R.I.P those crew who lost their lives.
I think the1962 version although not historically accurate, is a wonderful seafaring adventure. Despite the rumoured shenanigans of Brando on set, I think his performance is excellent as also is Trevor Howard as Bligh. The soundtrack of the film is also wonderful to listen to. Have seen this film many times and never ever fail to enjoy it.
Given the name of this channel, I came here expecting to see a satirical take down of Brando's 'Bounty.' I'm glad my expectations were not met. I saw this movie during it's opening weekend at the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd., and I liked it very much. Along with 'The Apartment,' 'Some Like It Hot', 'Psycho' and 'Lawrence of Arabia,' it helped shaped my idea of what constituted good popular entertainment. I'm gratified that John Landis saw fit to treat it kindly.
Of the three versions I've seen, I like this one the best. I've heard criticism saying Mr Christian strays too far from the original character in the book. But, with someone as talented as Brando, you have to give him plenty of free reign. Like a spirited stallion, he'll buck if you pull back on those reigns too tightly.
Terribly inaccurate, but a beautiful movie despite all the problems on the set. Plus they flew in tons of yellow sand to cover the natural black sand on the beach of Matavai Bay. And the music is one of the most beautiful sound tracks ever.
Well said, John..it IS a good effort..Howard, top notch as ever.Brando, even though the yanks weren't crash hot on his delivery (considering, NONE of them have ever nailed an English accent, bar a small number), I thought, did a good job.Let's be honest, it's easier for Americans to speak in an upmarket English, than, say, a cockney one (Dick van Dike, aside😢). And good old Richard Harris (who I had afternoon drinking with, in Fulham, a good few years ago), is always Value.. plus the rest of em...Good film..🧐
I was gutted when she 'died'. especially as the voyage was not necessary. I went aboard Bounty when she visited England in 2007. I read that it was a Insurance scam--that went wrong ?.
What a movie ! Fantastically spectacular especially for the fact that it was filmed in 1962 ! One of my all time favorites ! Makes one forget how historically inacurate it is. Never mind, I hated this Captain Bligh even so ! I was only 11 at the time.
Agreed. This movie is good, very good. It is my favorite Bounty movie. It is beyond me why it wasn't more well received back in the day. Brando and Howard are great here. Maybe it isn't an absolute classic like Lawrence of Arabia for example, but I certainly have a good time watching it.
@@jamesburke3929 Agreed. I read Brando's Biography, and he more or less says that. He describes how he answer the call to go to the ship, for dress rehersals, ( Los Angele's to Tahiti ) . There was only one person aboard, a security Guard. No scripts fror his to learn. He found some paper's with script remarks on that made no sense, and set about re-writng it. As to the Directer leaving, he had gone weeks before Brando reached the ship.
I recently got this version on Blue Ray with the Ultra Panavision 70 ratio. I must admit it is a knockout to watch in this format, and that the film was much better than I thought from it's reputation over the years, especially about Brando's role. His interpretation of Christian, seemed to be more about a person who really didn't want to get involved with the problems on the ship. His accent was obviously British. Watching this movie in the south seas is like going on a holiday there! Magnificent scenery etc. The movie (1984) "The Bounty" is probably a more realistic with the actors closer to the age they were portraying. One interesting point is the voyage that Bligh and others take is emphasised in this film, but not Brando's version. It was truely one of the most remarkable voyages taken especially the 1,000s miles they covered and how they even remained alive. "In the Wake of the Bounty" made in Australia early 1930s, was half documentary/ re-enactment, and featured Errol Flynn in his first screen role as Christian. A total non-actor, yet, he had a screen presence and belief in his role to pull it off. The film is available on DVD now in a restored version plus extras. Well, certainly in Australia. I have a taped video version of crummy quality.
+Alan Bond Excellent thanks for the historic informationI will try and buy it.- I have all the others. If you are interested in the true historic case, I could not recommend a better account of the Mutiny, than Caroline Alexander book, 'Bounty', it is THE most detailed research that is possible to obtain. NOT a dry academic report, she has managed to combine facts--in a very interesting ,clear and precise way. I really cannot imagine anyone needing to rewrite this saga in the future. I couldn't put it down.
In "The Bounty" where Mel and Anthony were more the ages of Fletcher and Bligh, a highlight was the emphasis on the row boat voyage of Bligh and his supporters. This was one of the great sea voyages of survival. Yet almost dismissed in the Brando version. It would have been interesting to see what sort of film "The Bounty" would have been if it had it's original director, David Lean.
This was NOT the first film shot in Ultra Panavision 70. "Ben-Hur" holds pride of place. The trading name at the time, which was M-G-M Camera 65, was later changed to Ultra Panavision 70.
One of my top 5 movies of all time and I like Landis. I will force my sister to watch this with me. I remember her reaction when I showed her "Alone in the wilderness".
No John, this is the 4th film version of the story of the mutiny on the Bounty. The 1st one was a 1916 Australian/New Zealand silent movie (now considered a lost film)
@@2msvalkyrie529 Yes, Trevor Howard was Brilliant. Brando was very fine, even his attempt at a British accent for all due purposes. He was near his Peak, but I still think, outside of the Godfather in '72 his true brilliance was in the early '50's (Streetcar named Desire, On the Waterfront, and even the Wild One). One of America's very finest actors ever.
Have a short span of attention do you? I prefer to be ENTERTAINED, BY a big ( basically TRUE story ) filmed on HISTORIC LOCATION, Beautiful VISUALS, Magnificent Music by Bronislaw Kaper, FILMED in Largest screen formatt of it's kind, a Great CAST, and the GREATEST STAR---THE BOUNTY herself. First time in cinematic history, a brand new 18th century replica ship, built from original plans , and Watched in a huge new Cinema, in 1962. L-O-V-E-L-Y.
For some reason TV was playing both modern Bounty story movies (the 1964 and the 1984), on back to back nights and got to see both as a teenager. Both great, although the more recent is better. Brando was fucking phenomenal though, Mel had mount Everest to climb
This is a good movie - I think it's biggest asset are it's stunning technicolor visuals. I'd rate it #2 of all the Bounty films. The 1984 (Hopkins / Gibson) version is still the best, IMO. The Clark Gable version is okay (with Charles Laughton's Bligh being a highlight). I've never seen the Australian / Errol Flynn version.
For me--the 1984 version completely lacked any sense that they were in the tropics, it just looked cheap, and looked like it was filmed in the north Atlantic. Horribly dull grey seas and skies. Visually, the 1962 version was a true SPECTACULAR, fantastic music, and huge range of top class supporting British actors. And of course--'THE BOUNTY'
Although the least historically accurate version of the actual events, I agree, it's still a great movie. I also agree on Brando's performance as being excellent and memorable. You see, John, we "can" agree on something.
Captain, in this case, is a position, i.e. the commanding officer... Bligh was addressed as 'Lieutenant Bligh' at the court martial proceeding near the end of the movie ,
The late host of Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne, had a strong disagreement with co-host Alec Baldwin over which version was "better": Osborne preferred the 1935 version with Gable, feeling that the 60s version was too long among other things; while Baldwin liked the Brando version. I saw the 1962 version on the big screen when I was a kid and have always liked it. Later, I saw the 1935 version on TCM. Both films are good but are very different in many ways. Also liked the early-1980s film with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. Each version needs to be appreciated on its own merits given the time it was made and the stars who appeared in it.
Quite agree---the other main point being--all three are commercial projects. A massive REAL event like Mutiny, cannot be satifactorily , and accurately, told in 2-3 hours. There has to be editing, and WHO will be chosen? Having read the most detailed account of what really happend, from all the existing official Naval documents. No one yet, has got even close to telling the whole story--as it is known. SO--producer's choose the editor and director, and they--decide what is a good story detail, and what has to be removed, due to costs and running time etc. Unless you are making a documentary series, no feature film will ever tell it all.
It's a good movie because to story is such a great one with so many memorable characters, but I've always thought Brando should have played Captain Bligh. It would have been as great as Laughton's portrayal.
Loved the whole Bounty thing , I went to Taihiti, which of course is ruined by development, but most memorable was the trip to Pitcairn 1994. At the time, the trials of the islanders for sexual assault/rape ongoing. Driven around on an ATV by a weird, but affable, New Zealand doctor, who showed me the Galapagos tortoise that had been transplanted there. Almost named my daughter Mamiti (means "seasick") after the chief's daughter's name.
Hi Evan, I have never been to Norfolk Island, the provisional "transplant" of Pitcairners, certainly would like to visit there, although from the You Tube videos, it is having a very difficult time due to low tourist census, and of course the time and cost of getting there. I was always fascinated by the trilogy of the Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island. The concept of being forever banned from returning to civilization as Fletcher faced took on a prophetic meaning for me because of one event essentially destroyed my medical career, just as Fletcher's act of mutiny did his career and life. Look under the You Tube movie Breaker Morant for my comment there. From my recent medical post on Sermo, a doctor's website, I answered the question "what was your favorite place/" Updated January 12, 2017 - 05:53PM EST By far,Pitcairn Island due to my sense of loss being exiled from the orthopedic practice forever just as Fletcher Christian could never go back to England. A very powerful realization of a ruined career. I booked the trip on the spot from Bora Bora to Easter Island. Was there when the sex trials were ongoing. Then a second spot, believe it or not: Antarctica , where Dr Nielsen who later died from her breast cancer was also traveling. Magnificent desolation, and so many blues,greys and whites from ice and water, black ash from the mountains. Tremendous passage through rough seas through Drake Passage. All the others below, nice but still no comparison in my mind to the above. Machu Picchu, Ayres. Rock, Varanasi, Nepal, Scuba diving Barrier Reef and Truk. Great Wall, Victoria Falls, Amazon, Galapagos, flying single engine around McKinley on a rare clear blue sky day. My cottage on the shore of Negros Occidental near Sipalay Never been to Europe. Would love to visit Stalingrad. Again, I think of the end of my career just as the desperation The German Army must have felt when they realized they had no escape. The loss of my career weighs that heavily on me.
1962 HMS Bounty built in Nova Scotia for the movie was actually larger than the real historical Bounty. This replica was the main draw for the Tall Ships organization. Its upkeep was below standards. It sank off of Cape Hatteras, NC, 100 miles east during Hurricane Sandy due to the poor judgement of its Captain to set sail. he and one female crew dies, 14 were rescued by the Coast Guard.
I’m glad you made this comment about the bounty sinking during the hurricane Sandy in 2012, my home survived that hurricane as it moved thru pennsylvania, but the Bounty was lost.
Bligh wasn't as bad as he was shown to be... He was known to give verbal dressings down when other captains would flog and he would flog when others would hang. Also I love Trevor Howard, but he's a bit too old for the part. Bligh was in his early thirties and Howard was nearly 50 (I will say, though, that he plays a great "heavy"). However, I do like the movie. I haul it out twice a year and enjoy it.
Box Office comes first. They want their money back, and then some. Choosing the top draw actor of the day, is vital. So they chose, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando, and Mel Gibson.
I think the Mel Gibson/Anthony Hopkins version was tighter and far less draggy. A better film in my opinion, and probably not seen as much as it deserves.
Too docudrama-like for my taste. Looked like a tight budget too. No gorgeous visuals, more like the NORTH SEA than the PACIFIC. The ship looked like the typical Hollywood 1930's botch job. and the music, which I like, but, 1980's VANGELIS ???
They were also together in the 1965 drama, “Morituri,” set during World War II. It was produced by Aaron Rosenberg, who had done “Mutiny on the Bounty.” If Brando were such a pain, why would Howard and Rosenberg have bothered to work with him again?
Does anyone out there remember I SAILED TO TAHITI WITH AN ALL GIRL CREW? They used to run the hell out of that dog on the Cleveland late movie. I remember Fred Clark being in it. I'll shut up now.
Maaaate, I used to love that movie when I was a kid!😆 I haven't seen it probably forty years, so maybe my opinion has changed. But I fell in love with Edy Williams, the poor mans Raquel Welch. But i adored her! And who didn't want to be Gardner McKay back then. Suntanned, tall, great smile. And he was on a yacht with four....I think it was four beautiful women. Youthful memories!😆❤
This Bounty is the same ship that sank October 29, 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy. I write about this in my book, "Davy Jones & the Heart of Darkness," which is available from Amazon.com.
I agree that this is a very good movie and Brando is magnificent and very sexy. Trevor Howard is very good too. I think it gets back reviews, because the production and Brando were troubled.
Trevor Howard is the reason this is a good movie. Anyone else in the cast could have been replaced - even Marlon Brando - and it would still be a great movie, but without Trevor Howard, it would be nothing. He is so much better even than Charles Laughton - Captain Bligh (I mean the fictional character in the movies, not the actual one, who was quite different) cannot be pudgy and small and vulnerable looking Laughton. He must be wirey, someone who has climbed up plenty of riggings himself, and who could fight anyone (not necessarily win, but give a good account of himself in the fight). Scrappy, that's the word I want. Laughton looks like a single punch to the bread-basket would leave him doubled over and gasping for breath.
Watched this when I was young then I found out that Captain Bligh is not the monster he was made out to be. An excellent navigator under Captain Cook. Was cast adrift in the long boat for other loyal crew-mates and got them safely to Batavia, thousands of miles away. Brando is one of the most overrated actors, mannered or mumbling. Can't say I have ever watched a film because he was in it.
Good movie. Love Brando. But for me, Roger Donaldson's version "The Bounty" with Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins and the unforgettable score by Vangelis is far superior.
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I agree with John Landis about this film. I heard that Brando was difficult but I never care about that. I’m so happy the picture was made with him as Fletcher just to see him in a huge film. He’s worth it. All the actors are great in it. I look forward to seeing it anytime it’s on.
This is undoubted the best of these, and holds well to this day.
Imo, the '62 Howard/Brando Bounty is easily the best of the Bounty films, and one of the greatest films of all time. I believe it is severely underrated.
I TOTALLY AGREE
I think it's a bit tainted. Then, of course, it's a question of individual taste.
cruelty w a purpose is a good thing and tainted cheese can still be good cheese w good port wine
I prefer the 1935 version, but it's just a matter of personal taste. This is great too.
@@TheAdvancedMusic I'm cheesed orf hearing that gag
Truly a spectacular movie in the tradition of the great MGM classics... Excellent on all levels, and truly worthy of the Academy Award nominations it received... THIS is the movie that forever made me a fan of Brando.
This Mutiny is a great film. Though I liked Clark Gable's version as well as Mel Gibsons. But Brando and Trevor Howard had great antagonistic chemistry in this one.
I though that Anthony Hopkins made a more realistic Bligh and they included the post-mutiny events much better in that version - a much more historically accurate depiction, especially with the court martial with Fox and Olivia and including Bligh's famed navigation skill. Also, Gibson and Neeson (Christian and Churchill) were historically not the oppressed people as shown in the Brando or Gable versions. The directors in previous versions chose to play the class warfare card just like Cameron played it with "Titanic".
When Brando hit Howard it was some of the best acting ever. I wanted to hit Howard also. What an asshole he was. I boxed a guy with 17 fights under his belt in my 1st fight. I hit him so hard he didn't wake up for 30 mins. I vision hitting Howard the same way.
I just saw this movie recently and I love it my favorite scene is when Christian takes over the ship it is so gratifying.
---yooooo bloody barsted---er sorry I got carriied away
'' YOOOO BLOODY BARSTED, YOU'LL NOT PUT YOUR FOOT ON ME, AGAIN'. Love it.
This is a great movie. I've seen it many times. On the Blu-ray edition, there's additional footage that bookends the film, with a British warship finding Pitcairn Island some 19 years after the Bounty landed there - and based on what the surviving botanist Brown says, you sort of figure out what happened to the mutineers. I've read several books about The Bounty, and I have to say, in this film, Captain Bligh is portrayed with no sympathy whatsoever, when in fact, he probably deserved some. Brando does a fantastic job of making Bligh look short-sighted and petty - sometimes so cleverly, that even Bligh did not know he had just been insulted. The on-going battle of wills between these two men evokes memories of the struggle between Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa in The Bridge On The River Kwai. Lot of great lines, ultra-wide scope, beautiful technicolor scenery, and a magnificent, memorable score by Maurice Jarre. This is a tremendously epic film that is worth seeing at least once - just for the sheer spectacle of it.
I like this version. The scenery, the music - and a top cat. Howard is my favourite Bligh.
My favorite Bligh as well.
Me too! Trevor Howard nails the role. I have watched him for hours, trying to find a single error or weakness in his performance, anything I would change or edit, and there's nothing wrong at all. A perfect delivery.
I heard that Brando demanded to be paid in cash on the set to do this movie. And the studio did just that. A duffle bag full of cash.
I was on this Bounty, not once, but twice, the last time being on Navy Pier in Chicago about three years ago for a tall ship festival. I was heart broken when it sank. Such a beautiful replica. One mistake Landis makes in his narrative is that the ship was NOT an exact replica because it was built longer and wider than the original to accommodate the large Technicolor cameras. That's not a criticism, just a minor fact to add.
Anther factor was the Diesel engines for harbor manouvres
Didn't they film the pirate spoof YELLOWBEARD on it?
@@Blaqjaqshellaq YES--and I only read about that half hour ago
One of my top 5-- all time favourites. A fantastic piece of history, brilliantly told ( although we know historically, it was not accurate ) But then, none of the versions were. This is great spectacle---a wonderful musical score, and a REAL replica ship. Stuff CGI---There will never be, ever again, this kind of movie, this level of casting, and made on location. I felt sick--when Bounty was lost at sea, I had been aboard her when she last visited England. R.I.P those crew who lost their lives.
It’s a great movie! Especially Brando.
This 1962 version was the best Bounty Movie
I prefer the 1935 version, but it's just a matter of personal taste. This is great too.
Very good film. Brando brought chaos everywhere he went, but he puts in a great performance. And Trevor Howard always delivered.
I read Trevor Howard and Richard Harris never worked with Brando again because of his behavior and lack of professionalism while making this movie.
I think the1962 version although not historically accurate, is a wonderful seafaring adventure. Despite the rumoured shenanigans of Brando on set, I think his performance is excellent as also is Trevor Howard as Bligh. The soundtrack of the film is also wonderful to listen to. Have seen this film many times and never ever fail to enjoy it.
I'm 46 and this is one of my choices if stranded on a desert island.. such a wonderful movie. Crazy that the movie has so many troubles shooting
Given the name of this channel, I came here expecting to see a satirical take down of Brando's 'Bounty.' I'm glad my expectations were not met. I saw this movie during it's opening weekend at the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd., and I liked it very much. Along with 'The Apartment,' 'Some Like It Hot', 'Psycho' and 'Lawrence of Arabia,' it helped shaped my idea of what constituted good popular entertainment. I'm gratified that John Landis saw fit to treat it kindly.
JEEEEEZUS THAT WAS ONE HELL OF AN EVENING !! HOW ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO MATCH IT---SINCE?
@@MrDaiseymay Easy. I go to weekly meetings of Sarcastic Assholes Anonymous.
A fantastic wonderful movie.
Of the three versions I've seen, I like this one the best. I've heard criticism saying Mr Christian strays too far from the original character in the book. But, with someone as talented as Brando, you have to give him plenty of free reign. Like a spirited stallion, he'll buck if you pull back on those reigns too tightly.
Terribly inaccurate, but a beautiful movie despite all the problems on the set. Plus they flew in tons of yellow sand to cover the natural black sand on the beach of Matavai Bay. And the music is one of the most beautiful sound tracks ever.
Truly spectacular and exhilarating
No more classy and quality actor like Brando ( especially at his young age ) any more anywhere!
@James Henderson greatest. but not classy
Brando was a magnificent actor and a really beautiful looking man in his younger days.
Yes, he was.
I think Brando liked to eat sweet corn the long way...
I agree but his voice is...idk not my favorite
Trevor Howard steals the show!!
I was nine years old. I saw it five times in the theater. Admission was twenty five cents.
The most humerus scene is when the Lt. Bligh realizes the entire mission depends on Fletcher Christian making love with the King’s daughter
yes----Christian made full use of the chance, to embarrass Bligh.
Well said, John..it IS a good effort..Howard, top notch as ever.Brando, even though the yanks weren't crash hot on his delivery (considering, NONE of them have ever nailed an English accent, bar a small number), I thought, did a good job.Let's be honest, it's easier for Americans to speak in an upmarket English, than, say, a cockney one (Dick van Dike, aside😢).
And good old Richard Harris (who I had afternoon drinking with, in Fulham, a good few years ago), is always Value.. plus the rest of em...Good film..🧐
Certainly worth a look, MGM really took a big gamble with this film and others during this time in its history
It is claimed, that MGM nearly went bankrupt.
I toured onboard this magnificent vessel when it was docked in Miami in 1989. I was saddened to hear of it's sinking in 2012!
I was gutted when she 'died'. especially as the voyage was not necessary. I went aboard Bounty when she visited England in 2007. I read that it was a Insurance scam--that went wrong ?.
It really is the best version
What a movie ! Fantastically spectacular especially for the fact that it was filmed in 1962 ! One of my all time favorites ! Makes one forget how historically inacurate it is. Never mind, I hated this Captain Bligh even so ! I was only 11 at the time.
Agreed. This movie is good, very good. It is my favorite Bounty movie. It is beyond me why it wasn't more well received back in the day. Brando and Howard are great here. Maybe it isn't an absolute classic like Lawrence of Arabia for example, but I certainly have a good time watching it.
the press did a number on Brando, somewhat like Costner got after Dances with Wolves. Don't get too full of yourself or the press will destroy you
@@jamesburke3929 Agreed. I read Brando's Biography, and he more or less says that. He describes how he answer the call to go to the ship, for dress rehersals, ( Los Angele's to Tahiti ) . There was only one person aboard, a security Guard. No scripts fror his to learn. He found some paper's with script remarks on that made no sense, and set about re-writng it. As to the Directer leaving, he had gone weeks before Brando reached the ship.
@snakedriver why would I?
All these years later this movie blows most crap offered today out of the water!
I recently got this version on Blue Ray with the Ultra Panavision 70 ratio. I must admit it is a knockout to watch in this format, and that the film was much better than I thought from it's reputation over the years, especially about Brando's role. His interpretation of Christian, seemed to be more about a person who really didn't want to get involved with the problems on the ship. His accent was obviously British.
Watching this movie in the south seas is like going on a holiday there! Magnificent scenery etc.
The movie (1984) "The Bounty" is probably a more realistic with the actors closer to the age they were portraying. One interesting point is the voyage that Bligh and others take is emphasised in this film, but not Brando's version. It was truely one of the most remarkable voyages taken especially the 1,000s miles they covered and how they even remained alive.
"In the Wake of the Bounty" made in Australia early 1930s, was half documentary/ re-enactment, and featured Errol Flynn in his first screen role as Christian. A total non-actor, yet, he had a screen presence and belief in his role to pull it off. The film is available on DVD now in a restored version plus extras. Well, certainly in Australia. I have a taped video version of crummy quality.
+Alan Bond Excellent thanks for the historic informationI will try and buy it.- I have all the others. If you are interested in the true historic case, I could not recommend a better account of the Mutiny, than Caroline Alexander book, 'Bounty', it is THE most detailed research that is possible to obtain. NOT a dry academic report, she has managed to combine facts--in a very interesting ,clear and precise way. I really cannot imagine anyone needing to rewrite this saga in the future. I couldn't put it down.
In "The Bounty" where Mel and Anthony were more the ages of Fletcher and Bligh, a highlight was the emphasis on the row boat voyage of Bligh and his supporters. This was one of the great sea voyages of survival. Yet almost dismissed in the Brando version. It would have been interesting to see what sort of film "The Bounty" would have been if it had it's original director, David Lean.
Twice as long I'll bet.
I have always like this version the best. Along with Brando, my other fave actor, Richard Harris. Great movie, great score and awesome scenery!
This was NOT the first film shot in Ultra Panavision 70. "Ben-Hur" holds pride of place. The trading name at the time, which was M-G-M Camera 65, was later changed to Ultra Panavision 70.
so ?
Great review ~ it's worth seeing, he says !!
how generous of him--it looked like a struggle for him
how kind of him, 60 years late.
One of my top 5 movies of all time and I like Landis. I will force my sister to watch this with me. I remember her reaction when I showed her "Alone in the wilderness".
GUD
No John, this is the 4th film version of the story of the mutiny on the Bounty. The 1st one was a 1916 Australian/New Zealand silent movie (now considered a lost film)
This movie scared the sh.. out of me as a kid, because Trevor Howard looked exactly like the headmaster of my primary school.😳
I agree with landis. Brando was magnificent.
+ArseneWenger me, too. magnificent.
Upstaged by Trevor Howard in most scenes !
@@2msvalkyrie529 Yes, Trevor Howard was Brilliant. Brando was very fine, even his attempt at a British accent for all due purposes. He was near his Peak, but I still think, outside of the Godfather in '72 his true brilliance was in the early '50's (Streetcar named Desire, On the Waterfront, and even the Wild One). One of America's very finest actors ever.
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One eyed Jacks ? With excellent support from Karl Malden .
Trevor Howard stole the show oscar. Rated.. Brando brilliant too.. Magnificent movie.. As is the 1984.. Movie too.!
Wonderful film!
Good vid! Sounds good, we gonna watch it!
Did you like it?
I prefer the 1935 version, it had a crisp solid 3 act structure and well acted and paced...this just drags on for hours.
Both movies were nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. I hope you will be pleased to know that the 1935 film won Best Picture.
@@smit4459 WE ALL KNOW POLITICS AND CORRUPTION PLAY THEIR PART, THEN THERE'S THE STRENGTH OF THE OPPOSITION OF THE DAY ---
Have a short span of attention do you? I prefer to be ENTERTAINED, BY a big ( basically TRUE story ) filmed on HISTORIC LOCATION, Beautiful VISUALS, Magnificent Music by Bronislaw Kaper, FILMED in Largest screen formatt of it's kind, a Great CAST, and the GREATEST STAR---THE BOUNTY herself. First time in cinematic history, a brand new 18th century replica ship, built from original plans , and Watched in a huge new Cinema, in 1962. L-O-V-E-L-Y.
For some reason TV was playing both modern Bounty story movies (the 1964 and the 1984), on back to back nights and got to see both as a teenager. Both great, although the more recent is better. Brando was fucking phenomenal though, Mel had mount Everest to climb
This is a good movie - I think it's biggest asset are it's stunning technicolor visuals. I'd rate it #2 of all the Bounty films.
The 1984 (Hopkins / Gibson) version is still the best, IMO.
The Clark Gable version is okay (with Charles Laughton's Bligh being a highlight).
I've never seen the Australian / Errol Flynn version.
For me--the 1984 version completely lacked any sense that they were in the tropics, it just looked cheap, and looked like it was filmed in the north Atlantic. Horribly dull grey seas and skies. Visually, the 1962 version was a true SPECTACULAR, fantastic music, and huge range of top class supporting British actors. And of course--'THE BOUNTY'
Although the least historically accurate version of the actual events, I agree, it's still a great movie. I also agree on Brando's performance as being excellent and memorable. You see, John, we "can" agree on something.
William Bligh was not a Captain at the time of the Bounty voyage. He was a Lieutenant.
Captain, in this case, is a position, i.e. the commanding officer... Bligh was addressed as 'Lieutenant Bligh' at the court martial proceeding near the end of the movie ,
I have read that the ship was not an exact replica but much larger than the original for filming purposes.
Also to accommodate large Diesl engines for close moves in harbours.
John landis is one o talk about troubled productions.
What about the 1916 version?
The late host of Turner Classic Movies, Robert Osborne, had a strong disagreement with co-host Alec Baldwin over which version was "better": Osborne preferred the 1935 version with Gable, feeling that the 60s version was too long among other things; while Baldwin liked the Brando version. I saw the 1962 version on the big screen when I was a kid and have always liked it. Later, I saw the 1935 version on TCM. Both films are good but are very different in many ways. Also liked the early-1980s film with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. Each version needs to be appreciated on its own merits given the time it was made and the stars who appeared in it.
Quite agree---the other main point being--all three are commercial projects. A massive REAL event like Mutiny, cannot be satifactorily , and accurately, told in 2-3 hours. There has to be editing, and WHO will be chosen? Having read the most detailed account of what really happend, from all the existing official Naval documents. No one yet, has got even close to telling the whole story--as it is known. SO--producer's choose the editor and director, and they--decide what is a good story detail, and what has to be removed, due to costs and running time etc. Unless you are making a documentary series, no feature film will ever tell it all.
It's a good movie because to story is such a great one with so many memorable characters, but I've always thought Brando should have played Captain Bligh. It would have been as great as Laughton's portrayal.
Trevor Howard was excellent. Different lines and scripts and Direction
good review, john.
I saw this film in 1988 at age 19 with my shipmates while I was in the navy. Our reaction to it was "fuuuuuucckkk......"
excellent------and now in English ?
Loved the whole Bounty thing , I went to Taihiti, which of course is ruined by development, but most memorable was the trip to Pitcairn 1994. At the time, the trials of the islanders for sexual assault/rape ongoing. Driven around on an ATV by a weird, but affable, New Zealand doctor, who showed me the Galapagos tortoise that had been transplanted there. Almost named my daughter Mamiti (means "seasick") after the chief's daughter's name.
Hubb Zilla hi I'm an 8th generation decendent of Flethcher Christian, have you been to Norfolk?
Hi Evan,
I have never been to Norfolk Island, the provisional "transplant" of Pitcairners, certainly would like to visit there, although from the You Tube videos, it is having a very difficult time due to low tourist census, and of course the time and cost of getting there.
I was always fascinated by the trilogy of the Mutiny on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn's Island. The concept of being forever banned from returning to civilization as Fletcher faced took on a prophetic meaning for me because of one event essentially destroyed my medical career, just as Fletcher's act of mutiny did his career and life. Look under the You Tube movie Breaker Morant for my comment there.
From my recent medical post on Sermo, a doctor's website, I answered the question "what was your favorite place/"
Updated January 12, 2017 - 05:53PM EST
By far,Pitcairn Island due to my sense of loss being exiled from the orthopedic practice forever just as Fletcher Christian could never go back to England. A very powerful realization of a ruined career. I booked the trip on the spot from Bora Bora to Easter Island. Was there when the sex trials were ongoing. Then a second spot, believe it or not:
Antarctica , where Dr Nielsen who later died from her breast cancer was also traveling. Magnificent desolation, and so many blues,greys and whites from ice and water, black ash from the mountains. Tremendous passage through rough seas through Drake Passage.
All the others below, nice but still no comparison in my mind to the above.
Machu Picchu, Ayres. Rock, Varanasi, Nepal, Scuba diving Barrier Reef and Truk. Great Wall, Victoria Falls, Amazon, Galapagos, flying single engine around McKinley on a rare clear blue sky day. My cottage on the shore of Negros Occidental near Sipalay
Never been to Europe.
Would love to visit Stalingrad. Again, I think of the end of my career just as the desperation The German Army must have felt when they realized they had no escape. The loss of my career weighs that heavily on me.
@@hzilla5550 wow that’s a story
1962 HMS Bounty built in Nova Scotia for the movie was actually larger than the real historical Bounty. This replica was the main draw for the Tall Ships organization. Its upkeep was below standards. It sank off of Cape Hatteras, NC, 100 miles east during Hurricane Sandy due to the poor judgement of its Captain to set sail. he and one female crew dies, 14 were rescued by the Coast Guard.
I’m glad you made this comment about the bounty sinking during the hurricane Sandy in 2012, my home survived that hurricane as it moved thru pennsylvania, but the Bounty was lost.
Bligh wasn't as bad as he was shown to be... He was known to give verbal dressings down when other captains would flog and he would flog when others would hang. Also I love Trevor Howard, but he's a bit too old for the part. Bligh was in his early thirties and Howard was nearly 50 (I will say, though, that he plays a great "heavy"). However, I do like the movie. I haul it out twice a year and enjoy it.
Box Office comes first. They want their money back, and then some. Choosing the top draw actor of the day, is vital. So they chose, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando, and Mel Gibson.
He says a perfect replica Bounty, but the actual ship was 1/2 the size at only 90 feet.
I think the Mel Gibson/Anthony Hopkins version was tighter and far less draggy. A better film in my opinion, and probably not seen as much as it deserves.
Yep Antony Hopkins the best by far
Too docudrama-like for my taste. Looked like a tight budget too. No gorgeous visuals, more like the NORTH SEA than the PACIFIC. The ship looked like the typical Hollywood 1930's botch job. and the music, which I like, but, 1980's VANGELIS ???
History now shows that Bligh was not the villain he was painted as being.
well thats show-biz
Hard to believe Brando and Howard would be together again in Superman reboot of the late 1970's.
They were also together in the 1965 drama, “Morituri,” set during World War II. It was produced by Aaron Rosenberg, who had done “Mutiny on the Bounty.” If Brando were such a pain, why would Howard and Rosenberg have bothered to work with him again?
@@thomaschacko6320 If you look at Howard's face he appears have a pain in his ass already.
@@thomaschacko6320 Wow, I'm surprised they were not Batman and Robin.
But there was no keelhauling on the bounty as it had been stopped fifty years previously.
Buster Crabbe?
Does anyone out there remember I SAILED TO TAHITI WITH AN ALL GIRL CREW? They used to run the hell out of that dog on the Cleveland late movie. I remember Fred Clark being in it. I'll shut up now.
Maaaate, I used to love that movie when I was a kid!😆 I haven't seen it probably forty years, so maybe my opinion has changed.
But I fell in love with Edy Williams, the poor mans Raquel Welch. But i adored her!
And who didn't want to be Gardner McKay back then. Suntanned, tall, great smile. And he was on a yacht with four....I think it was four beautiful women.
Youthful memories!😆❤
Anything Marlon Brondo in it during his hot prime time was amazing. He was magnetic.
This Bounty is the same ship that sank October 29, 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy. I write about this in my book, "Davy Jones & the Heart of Darkness," which is available from Amazon.com.
yes...incredible relish
Er, the breadfruit was intended to feed slaves not feed millions and no mention of Brando's hilarious English accent. Apart from that pretty good.
Perhaps only movie to have TWO Trailers From Hell... one by Brian Trenchard-Smith and this one!
I agree that this is a very good movie and Brando is magnificent and very sexy. Trevor Howard is very good too. I think it gets back reviews, because the production and Brando were troubled.
this film is pretty good
Careful now--don't get too excited.
Costar Richard Harris called Brando a "swishbuckler"!
PISSED AGAIN?
Brando sounds odd. Any movie with Trevor Howard is worth a look
18th century posh English old son.
Lewis Milestone (A Walk in the Sun) >> Marlon Brando (One-Eyed Jacks) >>> Carol Reed (Oliver!).
Richard Harris was Irish.
This movie is the reason why I always said that Marlon Brando can't act.
Trevor Howard is the reason this is a good movie. Anyone else in the cast could have been replaced - even Marlon Brando - and it would still be a great movie, but without Trevor Howard, it would be nothing. He is so much better even than Charles Laughton - Captain Bligh (I mean the fictional character in the movies, not the actual one, who was quite different) cannot be pudgy and small and vulnerable looking Laughton. He must be wirey, someone who has climbed up plenty of riggings himself, and who could fight anyone (not necessarily win, but give a good account of himself in the fight). Scrappy, that's the word I want. Laughton looks like a single punch to the bread-basket would leave him doubled over and gasping for breath.
NOTHING ?? you're just being silly
A great movie from that pov. Historically correct? Id have keel hauled Brando and the director
The 1984 version is the best and the most accurate. Anthony Hopkins was outstanding as Captain William Bligh 🎬🎥🙂
Compared to the Marlon Brando MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, Mel Gibson's BOUNTY was a pale imitation the topless Tahitian girls didn't make up for.
Watched this when I was young then I found out that Captain Bligh is not the monster he was made out to be. An excellent navigator under Captain Cook. Was cast adrift in the long boat for other loyal crew-mates and got them safely to Batavia, thousands of miles away.
Brando is one of the most overrated actors, mannered or mumbling. Can't say I have ever watched a film because he was in it.
A great movie? Yes if you look at the background environment. And the actors? Yes. The concept? A joke
Good movie. Love Brando. But for me, Roger Donaldson's version "The Bounty" with Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins and the unforgettable score by Vangelis is far superior.
1980's electronic music , for a near 200 year old story of Mutiny on the high sea's? NICE--but unsuited surely.
Er make that 2004
Landis = 0; Buster Crabb = 10
This movie is greatly inaccurate to the true events.
illuminati movie