Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)

Mutiny on the Bounty
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Screenplay by	Talbot Jennings Jules Furthman Carey Wilson
Based on	Mutiny on the Bounty 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff James Norman Hall
Produced by	Frank Lloyd Irving Thalberg
Starring	Charles Laughton Clark Gable Franchot Tone Movita Mamo
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Edited by	Margaret Booth
Music by	Score: Herbert Stothart Nat W. Finston Song: Walter Jurmann Bronisław Kaper
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 8, 1935 (1935-11-08)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.95 million[1]
Box office	$4.46 million[1][2] (rentals)

Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935^[3] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, based on the 1932 Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty. Despite historical inaccuracies, the film was a huge box office success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1935 and one of MGM's biggest hits of the 1930s. The film received a leading eight nominations at the 8th Academy Awards, winning only Best Picture.