Mutiny on the Bounty
(DVD) 

From the book by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1935.

Also released as a part of the box set: Best picture collection. Adventures.

Special features: Pitcairn Island today [featurette] (black and white, 1935) (10 min.); "Mutiny on the Bounty" wins 1935 Award [newsreel] (black and white, 1936) (1 min.); Theatrical trailers (7 min.).

Photographed by Arthur Edeson ; film editor, Margaret Booth ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; marine director, James Havens ; musical score by Herbert Stothart.

Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin, Eddie Quillan, Dudley Digges, Donald Crisp, Henry Stephenson, Francis Lister, Spring Byington.

In 1789, the English ship H.M.S. Bounty begins a two-year mission. The ship travels to Tahiti to obtain breadfruit plants that will provide cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, the Bounty's final destination. The captain is William Bligh, a vicious taskmaster who doesn't flinch at giving two dozen lashes to any malcontent on board, for the most minor of infractions. The first mate is Lt. Fletcher Christian, who despises Bligh but has somehow earned the captain's respect. Bligh makes life miserable for the crew, and after the Bounty leaves Tahiti for the West Indies, Bligh orders the ship's doctor, a dying man, to stand on deck despite his illness. The doctor dies, which begins a chain reaction of anger leading to Christian leading a mutiny against Bligh.

MPAA Rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; original theatrical aspect ratio (1.37:1); Dolby Digital mono.

For private home use only.

Soundtrack in English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

Academy Award, Best Picture, 1935.