Epic stuff, beautifully cast, handsomely mounted and directed with passionate conviction.
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05/24/03
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:25
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: The historical inaccuracies in this high-seas adventure are more then offset by its timeless themes, larger-than-life performances from Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, and Frank Lloyd's superb direction.
Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY is the classic tale of one of the most infamous adventures on the high seas. The story is based on the fictional accounts written by Charles Nortdhoff and James Norman Hall.... [More]
Starring: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin
Director: Frank Lloyd
Reviews for Mutiny on the Bounty
Top CriticAn exotic and gripping piece of Hollywood mythology, made with all the technical skill and gloss one associates with Irving Thalberg's MGM.
02/09/06
Top CriticA big studio film, with still-superb sea sequences and a then-daring erotic interlude with the native girls of Pitcairn Island, this remains irresistible.
01/01/00
Top CriticOne of the most durable and engrossing adventure films ever made.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt is superlatively thrilling.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
08/22/03
It's an epic adventure that's still imitated today.
01/27/04
Oh yeah--Laughton and Gable--pour me another one bartender.
11/20/07
It's tainted by a fair amount of middlebrow stuffiness, but it's a fleet piece of storytelling and serves to enshrine one of the great ham performances of all time, Charles Laughton's Captain Bligh.
12/12/06
One of Hollywood's best achievements.
11/14/05
The first and best of the three versions of the famous mutiny is a big budget MGM production, a stirring sea adventure praised at the time for its narrative pull, great acting of the three leads, and exotic locales--it was Clark Gable's favorite film.
07/27/06
Historically accurate or not, the movie works as a seagoing adventure; and the performances by [Clark] Gable and Charles Laughton are terrific.
04/09/04
No review available.
07/25/08
It may not be history, but with Laughton out of control and Gable as the hero, who cares?
05/23/04
A thrilling classic that remains surprisingly modern.
01/01/00
An exciting, perfectly executed production that features Gable at his most magnetic and Laughton at his most commanding.
02/04/04
Gable makes a great Fletcher Christian, in his last movie without a mustache. The emotions which cross his face as Bligh commits one indignity after another upon various crew members is great 1930s dramatic acting.
07/28/03
Charles Laughton's Captain Bligh is one of the best evil characters in early movie history, and the bloated slobbery actor is perfect for the part. Clark Gable is handsome and seductive once - one of his best performances.
06/19/02
The story is spellbinding, the acting lusty and the spectacle everything you could expect from a Golden Age MGM production -- though sometimes it's a bit too much on the monumental side.
12/13/06
No review available.
08/29/02
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