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The Bounty is a 1984 British epic historical drama film directed by Roger Donaldson. It depicts the voyage and mutiny of HMS Bounty, with Robert Bolt's screenplay adapting the 1972 book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian by Richard Hough. It stars Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian and Anthony Hopkins as William Bligh, with supporting roles played by Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Bernard Hill and…
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There are hardly worse ways to learn history than to watch Hollywood films, because simple and easily digestible myths look more attractive on silver screen than complicated and often prosaic facts. One of many examples can be found in the story about mutiny on the *Bounty*, which entered public perception mainly through 1935 black-and-white film starring Clarke Gable and Charles Laughton and its 1962 colour remake…More
