Actors - Mutiny on the Bounty

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Mutiny on the Bounty, based on the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff, is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton, Clark Gable and Franchot Tone. David Niven and James Cagney also have bit parts in the movie.

The movie chronicles the real-life mutiny aboard the HMAV Bounty lead by Fletcher Christian against the ship's captain, William Bligh. Like the novel, it portrays Captain Bligh as an abusive villain whose cruelty towards the crew and most of the officers lead Christian to mutiny. It contains scenes of the trials of those who had been put off the ship on the launch. It also deals with the aftermath.

Awards and nominations

Mutiny on the Bounty won an Oscar for Best Picture for its producers, Irving Thalberg and Albert Lewin, it also received seven additional nominations:

Best Actor in a Leading Role
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* Clark Gable
* Charles Laughton
* Franchot Tone
Best Director - Frank Lloyd
Best Film Editing - Margaret Booth
Best Music, Score - Nat W. Finston (head of department) and Herbert Stothart ("Love Song of Tahiti" written by Walter Jurmann, uncredited)
Best Writing, Screenplay - Jules Furthman
, Talbot Jennings and Carey Wilson

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Actors - Mutiny on the Bounty

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