Review of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) by Ryan D — 09 Dec 2009
Mutiny on the Bounty is one of many adaptations of a novel of the same name. This is based on an actual mutiny aboard a British ship called the Bounty but this film is full of historical inaccuracies due in large part to being based on a novelization of what happened rather than what actually happened.
The film stars Charles Laughton as Captain Bligh who is abusive towards his crew. Leading the mutiny is Clark Gable. Both of them, along with Franchot Tone, were nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Despite having three nominees, all of them would lose. The film was nominated for several other Oscars and won only Best Picture. This film became the third film to win Best Picture and nothing else a feat which has not been duplicated since.
Overall, this was a fairly good film but not particularly great. It's certainly better than the last few best picture winners I've seen and it kept my interest throughout.
75/100.
C.
This review of Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) was written by Ryan D on 09 Dec 2009.
Mutiny on the Bounty has generally received very positive reviews.
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