{"id":94489,"date":"2024-01-05T19:32:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T02:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94489"},"modified":"2024-01-05T19:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T02:38:50","slug":"mutiny-on-the-bounty-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94489","title":{"rendered":"Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I dislike failure.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-94490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Poster.png 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a seaman (Richard Harris) on a breadfruit-seeking excursion to Tahiti accuses harsh <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Bligh\">Captain Bligh<\/a> (Trevor Howard) of stealing cheese and is severely beaten, morale begins to wane, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fletcher_Christian\">First Lieutenant Fletcher Christian<\/a> (Marlon Brando) soon leads a mutiny against Bligh.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Hugh Griffith Films<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Milestone Films<\/li>\n<li>Marlon Brando Films<\/li>\n<li>Mutiny<\/li>\n<li>Richard Harris Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Haydn Films<\/li>\n<li>Ruthless Leaders<\/li>\n<li>South Sea Islands<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Howard Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis notorious big-budget adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty_(novel)\">Charles Nordhoff&#8217;s 1932 novel<\/a> &#8212; the second American iteration after <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=43571\">Frank Lloyd&#8217;s Oscar-winning 1935 version<\/a> co-starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton &#8212; is, thankfully and perhaps surprisingly, better than its storied reputation would lead you to believe. While Brando&#8217;s heavily improvised, arguably &#8220;foppish&#8221; performance as Fletcher Christian tends to be polarizing, I happen to be a fan: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-26-23h42m31s421-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and was reminded, for better or for worse, that I&#8217;m a film lover who can fairly easily dissociate movies (the end product) from their makers and constituents. To that end, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056264\/trivia\/?item=tr0613101&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">Brando&#8217;s childish behavior during the filming of this movie<\/a> (see also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056264\/trivia\/?item=tr2607121&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056264\/trivia\/?item=tr2448305&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">here<\/a>) was intolerable enough to essentially demote him from Hollywood&#8217;s elite &#8212; until his resurgence with <em>The Godfather<\/em>. (So it goes with divas of all genders.) At least it likely helped fuel Howard&#8217;s rage as boorish Bligh. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard3-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s most eye-rolling sequences are those taking place on Tahiti, as the uniformly beautiful women make themselves available to the men, and island living is viewed as nothing short of paradise. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Dancing-Women-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that enormous caveat aside, the rest of the script works quite well as a tale of moralistic concern. What does it mean to go against the orders of the person in charge of everyone&#8217;s livelihood out on the open sea? What constitutes torture, versus &#8220;merely&#8221; a heavy hand? What happens to a person&#8217;s sense of self when they&#8217;ve given up the status they&#8217;ve worked for throughout their entire existence?  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Fletcher-Chief-Now-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To the film&#8217;s credit, we are curious to see how things end for all involved. Watch for Richard Haydn as the ship&#8217;s breadfruit-focused botanist: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Haydn-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Hugh Griffith (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056264\/trivia\/?item=tr0582600&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">drunk for the majority of the production<\/a>) as seaman Alexander Smith. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Griffith-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This movie began life under the direction of Carol Reed, but fairly quickly shifted over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056264\/trivia\/?item=tr2448312&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">Lewis Milestone; this was his final feature<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/vlcsnap-2023-12-29-10h45m14s551-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trevor Howard as Captain Bligh<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Howard-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Harris as Seaman Mills<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Harris-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Surtees&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset-128x46.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mutiny-on-the-Bounty-Sunset-604x217.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance, its notorious controversy (and box-office failure), and Brando&#8217;s performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056264\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/11\/09\/archives\/screen-new-version-of-mutiny-on-bounty-seen-at-loews-statecaptain.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/12737\/mutiny-on-the-bounty#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I dislike failure.&#8221; Synopsis: When a seaman (Richard Harris) on a breadfruit-seeking excursion to Tahiti accuses harsh Captain Bligh (Trevor Howard) of stealing cheese and is severely beaten, morale begins to wane, and First Lieutenant Fletcher Christian (Marlon Brando) soon leads a mutiny against Bligh. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Hugh Griffith Films Lewis Milestone Films Marlon Brando Films Mutiny Richard Harris Films Richard Haydn Films Ruthless Leaders South Sea Islands Trevor Howard Films Review: This notorious big-budget&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94489\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94489"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94611,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94489\/revisions\/94611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}