Mutiny on the Bounty, the latter version starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris and Tarita is wonderfully woven to emotively graft you to the pulse of the voyage of the Bounty,the anxiety for mutiny and the arson and sinking of the Bounty.
Apparently,a re-look ar the naval archives found the movie has overtly over-painted the cruelty of Captain Bligh over the treatment of his crew. He was actually more lenient than most captains of the day.
Brando, as the more disturbed second-in-command, finally took over the ship after being angered by a series of corporal punishment meted out by the high-handed and tyrannical Bligh,which caused death to members of the crew. He was portrayed as more human and caring as contrast to Bligh's iron fist command of the Bounty and its crew.
A wonderful movie with great biting dialogue, it effectively captures the mood and effervescence of the South Seas as well as the spontaneous and friendly nature of Tahitian society. Tarita provided appealing eye candy and in actual life married Brando for many years before divorcing him.
I belief the ending where Fletcher was burned to death was chosen to be a more dramatic and fitting ending to reflect the man. In real life he was killed on the Pitcairn Islands by unhappy natives over his leadership.
Great movie. I really enjoyed it.
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