Principal cast
Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin and Eddie Quillan
Film 86 of 498 on the Screen Path
Mutiny on the Bounty
Clark Gable as the daring mutineer in the screen's most exciting adventure story!
About the film
Mutiny on the Bounty at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1935 film at stop 86 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Key craft credits
Arthur Edeson (director of photography), Margaret Booth (editor), Herbert Stothart (original music composer), Carey Wilson (screenplay) and Jules Furthman (screenplay)
- Director
- Frank Lloyd
- Release
- 1935-11-22
- Runtime
- 132 minutes
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama and History
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Charles LaughtonCharacter: Captaine Bligh
- Clark GableCharacter: Lieutenant Fletcher Christian
- Franchot ToneCharacter: Roger Byam
- Herbert MundinCharacter: Smith
- Eddie QuillanCharacter: Tommy Ellison
- Dudley DiggesCharacter: Bacchus
- Donald CrispCharacter: Thomas Burkitt
- Henry StephensonCharacter: Joseph Banks
- Francis ListerCharacter: Captain Nelson
- Spring ByingtonCharacter: Mrs. Byam
- MovitaCharacter: Tehani
- Mamo ClarkCharacter: Maimiti
Full crew
Full crew
- Frank LloydCredits: Director, Producer
- Talbot JenningsCredits: Screenplay
- Jules FurthmanCredits: Screenplay
- Carey WilsonCredits: Screenplay
- Charles NordhoffCredits: Novel
- James Norman HallCredits: Novel
- Herbert StothartCredits: Original Music Composer
- Arthur EdesonCredits: Director of Photography
- Margaret BoothCredits: Editor, Screenplay
- Irving ThalbergCredits: Producer
- Charles G. ClarkeCredits: Cinematography
- Sidney WagnerCredits: Cinematography
- Albert C. WilsonCredits: Set Decoration
- Ben NyeCredits: Makeup Artist
- Robert J. SchifferCredits: Makeup Artist
- Monte WestmoreCredits: Makeup Department Head
- Perc WestmoreCredits: Makeup Artist
- Ulric BuschCredits: Unit Manager
- J. Walter RubenCredits: Second Unit Director
- A. Arnold GillespieCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Gene CooganCredits: Stunt Double
- Fred GrahamCredits: Stunt Double
- Harvey ParryCredits: Stunts
- Gil PerkinsCredits: Stunts
- Allen PomeroyCredits: Stunts
- Charles SchaefferCredits: Stunts
- Cliff ShirpserCredits: Assistant Camera
- Harkness SmithCredits: Assistant Camera
- Glenn StrongCredits: Second Unit
- Charles MaxwellCredits: Orchestrator
- Leonid RaabCredits: Orchestrator
- Bill RyanCredits: Script Coordinator
- James Curtis HavensCredits: Marine Coordinator
- Alfred AlexanderCredits: Technical Advisor
- Major G.O.T. BagleyCredits: Technical Advisor
- Herzl EffensachsCredits: Marine Coordinator
- Shorty EnglishCredits: Technical Advisor
- Bob RobertsCredits: Production Assistant
- John WatersCredits: Production Assistant
- John FarrowCredits: Writer
- Albert LewinCredits: Associate Producer
- Cedric GibbonsCredits: Art Direction
- Douglas ShearerCredits: Sound Director
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